14) I’M TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD

(CD tracks 37-38)

Chorus:
I am travelling around the world; I am travelling around the world;
I am travelling around the world; I’m travelling around the world with you.
I hear a melody, a beautiful melody.
I don’t know it, where does it come from?
Where does it come from? Where from?

Last chorus:
I am travelling around the world; I am travelling around the world;
I am travelling around the world; I’m travelling around the world with you.
We have to go home now; we say “good bye!” now.
“Thank you! Cheerio! See you soon!
Good bye! Good bye! It was very nice.”

Vocabulary
German English

reisen to travel
die Welt the world
Ich reise durch die Welt. I am travelling around (Lit: Through) the
world.
mit dir with you
hören to hear
die Melodie, eine Melodie the melody, a melody
unbekannt unknown
Sie (die Melodie) ist mir unbekannt. I don’t know it (the melody). (Lit: It is
unknown to me.)
herkommen to come from
Wo kommt sie (die Melodie) her? Where does it (the melody) come from?
Aus welchem Land? Where from? (Lit: From which country?)
müssen to have to, to must
nach Hause gehn (gehen) to go home
sagen to say
Auf Wiedersehn! (auf Wiedersehen) Good bye!
Tschüss! Good bye! Cheerio!
Bis bald! See you soon! (Lit: Until soon!)
schön nice, beautiful
Es war sehr schön. It was very nice.