Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
Erich Sellheim has permitted me to prepare & pass on digital editions of his versions, in German , of Elvis's albums.
It's an ongoing project but these are the ones done so far.
My Aim Is True
http://www.mediafire.com/download/p8pz1 ... s_True.rar
This Years Model
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1m71r ... _Model.rar
Armed Forces
http://www.mediafire.com/download/f9brs ... Forces.rar
Get Happy disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tornp ... c_1%5D.rar
Get Happy disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/80gue ... 2%5D.rar--
Trust
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cffyk ... /Trust.rar
Erich's youtube channel has a lot of the songs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXbwR ... zxsJIxWrog
I complimented Erich on his performances, how my lack of German meant I concentrated on & appreciated all the more the melodies. I also commented on my curiosity at how he managed to fit into German versions all those consonants that are in the lyrics of Elvis's tunes etc.
He answered -
Yes, I feel the same way about Elvis' songs; I've known them for decades, but re-recording the brilliant backing tracks makes me realise how many rhythmic and melodic details there are which I'd never really paid attention to.
Regarding my translations, I've tried to remain as literal as possible; but as you've guessed yourself, some compromises had to be made in order to keep the rhymes and the syllabic structure intact. As far as I could make them out, I even tried to use German puns where Elvis' original lyrics had English ones (though there would probably be precious few people in the world who'd appreciate this effort, as English-speaking listeners generally don't understand German, and German listeners generally don't speak enough English to understand Costello's wordplay). The biggest problem is: The English language has more one-syllable words than the German one, and thus you normally need less syllables to say something, so in translation it's often difficult to get the message across in the same space. "This Year's Girl", for example, would be translated into something like "Das Mädchen dieses Jahres" or "Das Mädchen des Jahres" - 3 syllables to 6 or 7. So I tried to find something shorter which would still catch some of the original's spirit: "Das Gesicht" ("The Face").
Currently I'm working on the next three albums simultaneously, but none of them are finished yet (I'm getting help by some friends for Almost Blue's steel guitar and Punch The Clock's brass section, and this kind of slows things down a bit).
More info on Erich - http://tinyurl.com/cvturxm
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
This is great! I like the german lyrics as well! Fantastic stuff!
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listening to his version of "Strict Time" I have now learnt that the German word for "handjob" is "handjob"
"trust the wizards, here we go" http://www.trustthewizards.com
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Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
I' ve been wanting this for quite a while:
Give my highest regards to what Erich has accomplished! This is excellent!
With German being my mother language, I first thought "What a crazy idea!!!", trying to TRANSFER EC's masses of syllables, wordplays and meanings into another language... and doing it by chosing a language which is known for being very precise and an even heavier use of syllables, consonants and possibilities to construct sentences possibly as long as one complete EC album alone...
And Erich did it in an excellent way, maintaining the richness and variety of EC's lyrics as well as the strength and beauty of his melodies.
Splendid work!
Give my highest regards to what Erich has accomplished! This is excellent!
With German being my mother language, I first thought "What a crazy idea!!!", trying to TRANSFER EC's masses of syllables, wordplays and meanings into another language... and doing it by chosing a language which is known for being very precise and an even heavier use of syllables, consonants and possibilities to construct sentences possibly as long as one complete EC album alone...
And Erich did it in an excellent way, maintaining the richness and variety of EC's lyrics as well as the strength and beauty of his melodies.
Splendid work!
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Absolutely wonderful, brings a smile to my face hearing these tracks and not understanding a word of them.
Erich's XTC covers are also pretty entertaining too.
Erich's XTC covers are also pretty entertaining too.
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Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
Amazing! I love German language.
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Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
I love what he's doing here. Fantastic job. Very impressive.
That said, does anyone find the extreme close-ups of his face on the youtube videos slightly unsettling?
That said, does anyone find the extreme close-ups of his face on the youtube videos slightly unsettling?
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums
Update on downloads , as of August 11th -
My Aim Is True - 48
This Year's Model - 25
Armed Forces - 14
Get Happy!! - 'Disc one' - 11 , Disc Two' - 12
Trust - 25
My Aim Is True - 48
This Year's Model - 25
Armed Forces - 14
Get Happy!! - 'Disc one' - 11 , Disc Two' - 12
Trust - 25
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Erich is delighted with the above news & adds -
In the next few weeks, I'll finish my Imperial Bedroom recordings; I'll send them your way as soon as they're done.
In the next few weeks, I'll finish my Imperial Bedroom recordings; I'll send them your way as soon as they're done.
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The latest of Erich Sellheim 's recordings in German of Elvis's albums has reached me. Imperial Bedroom - He hasn't skipped Almost Blue, he's waiting on some overdubs from a friend who plays pedal steel guitar.
Here are soundfiles , shared with Erich's permission -
http://www.mediafire.com/download/k34y0 ... disc+1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1hu1b ... disc+2.rar
Here are soundfiles , shared with Erich's permission -
http://www.mediafire.com/download/k34y0 ... disc+1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1hu1b ... disc+2.rar
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - Imperial Bedroom just added
Hurrah! The latest of Erich Sellheim 's recordings of Elvis's albums in German has arrived!
Links to downloads etc. , as permitted by Erich -
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b3aewfrjr ... +Clock.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lodm55sgv ... +World.rar
Here's the latest tally for downloads of the earlier albums -
MAIT 105
TYM 47
AF 38
GH!! disc 1 55
GH!! disc 2 80
T 59
IB disc 1 59
IB disc 2 34
Almost Blue is , I presume, awaiting overdubs, as earlier noted.
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - PTC & GCW just added, April 2017
Wunderbar! The latest of Erich Sellheim 's recordings in German of Elvis's albums , in today's post. As permitted with earlier efforts, links to downloads will follow in due course.
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - KOA & TJL added February 2018
Hurrah- the latest part of Erich Sellheim 's ongoing project to record German versions of Elvis's albums has arrived. Almost Blue and Blood And Chocolate .
Files for downloading will appear in due course.
Files for downloading will appear in due course.
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - Almost Blue & Blood And Chocolate , January 2019
Files for all the earlier albums -
My Aim Is True
http://www.mediafire.com/download/p8pz1 ... s_True.rar
This Years Model
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1m71r ... _Model.rar
Armed Forces
http://www.mediafire.com/download/f9brs ... Forces.rar
Get Happy disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tornp ... c_1%5D.rar
Get Happy disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/80gue ... 2%5D.rar--
Trust
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cffyk ... /Trust.rar
Imperial Bedroom
Disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/k34y0 ... disc+1.rar
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1hu1b ... disc+2.rar
Punch The Clock
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b3aewfrjr ... +Clock.rar
Good Bye Cruel World
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lodm55sgv ... +World.rar
King Of America
Disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ad0dzrq1s ... merica.rar
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/file/54zn35ucq ... Tracks.rar
The Juliet Letters
Disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/file/cixsmdcix ... etters.rar
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/file/53z3jvoe4 ... tracks.rar
My Aim Is True
http://www.mediafire.com/download/p8pz1 ... s_True.rar
This Years Model
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1m71r ... _Model.rar
Armed Forces
http://www.mediafire.com/download/f9brs ... Forces.rar
Get Happy disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tornp ... c_1%5D.rar
Get Happy disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/80gue ... 2%5D.rar--
Trust
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cffyk ... /Trust.rar
Imperial Bedroom
Disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/k34y0 ... disc+1.rar
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1hu1b ... disc+2.rar
Punch The Clock
http://www.mediafire.com/file/b3aewfrjr ... +Clock.rar
Good Bye Cruel World
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lodm55sgv ... +World.rar
King Of America
Disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ad0dzrq1s ... merica.rar
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/file/54zn35ucq ... Tracks.rar
The Juliet Letters
Disc 1
http://www.mediafire.com/file/cixsmdcix ... etters.rar
Disc 2
http://www.mediafire.com/file/53z3jvoe4 ... tracks.rar
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - Almost Blue & Blood And Chocolate , January 2019
Downloads , as of December 31 2018
1. My Aim Is True 164
2. Get Happy!! Disc 2 157
3. Imperial Bedroom Disc 1 104
4. Trust 101
5. Get Happy Disc 1 98
6. This Year's Model 97
7. Punch The Clock 90
8. Armed Forces 90
9. Imperial Bedroom Disc 2 67
10. Goodbye Cruel World 52
11. King Of America Disc 1 18
12. The Juliet Letters Disc 1 17
13. King Of America Disc 2 16
14. The Juliet Letters Disc 2 12
1. My Aim Is True 164
2. Get Happy!! Disc 2 157
3. Imperial Bedroom Disc 1 104
4. Trust 101
5. Get Happy Disc 1 98
6. This Year's Model 97
7. Punch The Clock 90
8. Armed Forces 90
9. Imperial Bedroom Disc 2 67
10. Goodbye Cruel World 52
11. King Of America Disc 1 18
12. The Juliet Letters Disc 1 17
13. King Of America Disc 2 16
14. The Juliet Letters Disc 2 12
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - Almost Blue & Blood And Chocolate , January 2019
Erich has sent me texts of the German lyrics for MAIT & TYM. PM me a email address if you would like get them as attachments.
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Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - Almost Blue & Blood And Chocolate , January 2019
OK - someone put me out of my misery - what is he singing on Blue Chair?
It's not the obvious straight translation of Blau Stuhl - sounds like
Wegen Stuhl (Because of Chair?)
Weigen Stuhl (Refuse Chair?)
Wiegen Stuhl (Weigh the chair?)
EDIT:
I figured it out - he's singing "in traurig en stuhl" - in the sad chair
so he's stripped the metaphor of the chair being blue because he's sad. The german language is funny sometimes
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Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - The Juliet Letters, July 2020
Erich has recently posted these seven fine cover versions of songs from The Juliet Letters to YouTube:
- Brauchtum für Fortgeschrittene - (Expert Rites)
- Wenn andre sie sehn - (For Other Eyes)
- Glaubst du, dass ich so leicht schwach werd? - (I Almost Had A Weakness)
- Sau - (Swine)
- Hast du mich ganz in der Hand - (Taking My Life In Your Hands)
- Was glaubst du, wer du bist? - (Who Do You Think You Are?)
- Wo? - (Why?)
Each page helpfully has the German translation of the lyrics for those of us whose German is a little rusty...
Possibly more from The Juliet Letters to come. There are many more covers of EC songs on Erich's YouTube channel, so check it out y'all!
MOOT
- Brauchtum für Fortgeschrittene - (Expert Rites)
- Wenn andre sie sehn - (For Other Eyes)
- Glaubst du, dass ich so leicht schwach werd? - (I Almost Had A Weakness)
- Sau - (Swine)
- Hast du mich ganz in der Hand - (Taking My Life In Your Hands)
- Was glaubst du, wer du bist? - (Who Do You Think You Are?)
- Wo? - (Why?)
Each page helpfully has the German translation of the lyrics for those of us whose German is a little rusty...
Possibly more from The Juliet Letters to come. There are many more covers of EC songs on Erich's YouTube channel, so check it out y'all!
MOOT
Re: Erich Sellheim's German versions of Elvis's albums - Spike & Mighty Like A Rose added .
Sehr gut!
Eight more discs from Erich Sellheim of his ongoing project , recording versions in German of Elvis's catalogue.
Kojak Variety to When I Was Cruel in this batch.
As with earlier material, Erich has given me permission to create and share sound files of these. They will follow in due course.
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When I Was Cruel
https://www.mediafire.com/file/m349cbit ... l.zip/file
When I Was Cruel - extras
https://www.mediafire.com/file/5oak4im9 ... s.zip/file
Painted From Memory
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mu8oqvzt ... y.zip/file
Painted From Memory - extras
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zwahythx ... s.zip/file
Kojak Variety
https://www.mediafire.com/file/xayxz1ii ... 9.zip/file
All This Useless Beauty
https://www.mediafire.com/file/lx68sozh ... y.zip/file
All This Useless Beauty - extras
https://www.mediafire.com/file/y44gq0yl ... s.zip/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/m349cbit ... l.zip/file
When I Was Cruel - extras
https://www.mediafire.com/file/5oak4im9 ... s.zip/file
Painted From Memory
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mu8oqvzt ... y.zip/file
Painted From Memory - extras
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zwahythx ... s.zip/file
Kojak Variety
https://www.mediafire.com/file/xayxz1ii ... 9.zip/file
All This Useless Beauty
https://www.mediafire.com/file/lx68sozh ... y.zip/file
All This Useless Beauty - extras
https://www.mediafire.com/file/y44gq0yl ... s.zip/file