There is a silly childrens' song (ie silly song for children) Drei Chinesen
mit dem Kontrabass. Alas the rest of the words escpae me, but no doubt
other colleagues sing it regularly.
Elizabeth
>Dear all,
>
>I've been asked to translate a diary of a visit to Germany in 1939 (it's
>fascinating) and have come across the following song lyric:
>
>"Drei Juden und drei Chinese mit den Kontrabense"
>
>Does anyone have any idea what a "Kontrabense" might be? It's not in the
>Duden. Could it perhaps be a Kontrabass? And does anyone have a clue about
>what cultural references might be there?
>
>Thank you very much,
>
>Betsy Pennebaker
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