Ach, Du heilige Scheiße!

Ach, Du heilige Scheiße! dada poem from kate hers on Vimeo.

dada-poem, ©2012
the first iteration of this poem in a karaoke educational video. learn it. perform it. videotape it. upload it and send in your link with the embed code! I’ll post the best ones to my blog!
mail(a)estherka.com

first shown at Letters from the Field, a curated group show by Node Center for Curatorial Studies at Atelierhof Kreuzberg, August 2012

9 Apr 2012: Hundsfott

9 Apr: Hundsfott from kate hers on Vimeo.

Location: Berlin, Germany

Word or Expression: der Hundsfott

Closest English Translation: dirty scoundrel (but quite strong language)!

Literal Translation: dog’s vagina/cunt

10 Jan 2012: Schwanzlutscher

10 Jan: Schwanzlutscher from kate hers on Vimeo.y

Word or Expression: der Schwanzlutscher

Closest English/Literal Translation: Cocksucker

9 Jan 2012: Arschficker

9 Jan: Arschficker from kate hers on Vimeo.

Word or Expression: der Arschficker

Closest English Translation: assfucker, fudgepacker
Literal Translation: assfucker

7 Jan 2012: Wischer

7 Jan: Wischer from kate hers on Vimeo.

Word or Expression: der Wichser

Closest English Translation: wanker, asshole, male masturbator
Literal Translation: wanker

Courtesy of Wikipedia: Wichser (colloquially written Wixer) is consistently derogatory term for a male masturbators, in the sense of failure. The word is used as an insulting epithet. The variation comes from flat wanker. Der Flack Wischer.

6 Jan 2012: Fotze

6 Jan: Fotze from kate hers on Vimeo.

After making the video, we were told we were not pronouncing it exactly right – oops! It’s a bit more with an ‘o’ sound. Try this site for practice with pronunciation. Or check out this German version of the Super Nanny. Lukas repeats this word several times.

Word or Expression: die Fotze

Closest English Translation: cunt, bitch
Literal Translation: cunt

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