☝️ Key Points
- The song tells the experiences and adventures of the band members during their school days in Cologne.
- It describes how they sometimes had difficulties understanding or learning the content.
- The line 'Nä, nä, dat wesse mer nit mih, janz bestemp nit mih, Un dat hammer nit studiert' shows that they sometimes didn't know the answers and hadn't studied either.
- It tells of different situations where they had problems or got into trouble, for example when they were caught by a policeman.
- The song shows that they weren't perfect, but still had many adventures.
Interpretation
"En d'r Kayjass Nummer Null" by the
Bläck Fööss is a song that tells the experiences and adventures that the band members had during their school years in Cologne. The lyrics describe how they were in a school where the teacher, Mr. Welsch, spoke in kölsch, a local dialect variant of the Cologne dialect. The band members reminisce about being taught by Mr. Welsch and other teachers, and how they sometimes had difficulty understanding or learning the content.
The line "Nä, nä, dat wesse mer nit mih, janz bestemp nit mih, Un dat hammer nit studiert" means that sometimes they didn't know the answers and hadn't studied them either. It shows that they weren't always perfect in school and didn't always understand everything.
The song also tells of different situations where they had problems or got into trouble. For example, it describes how they were caught by a policeman when they did something wrong and how they didn't know what to say. The line "Joh un do hammer widder hin un her üvverlaat Un han för dä Schutzmann jesaat" shows that they tried to talk their way out and didn't have a clear answer.
Furthermore, the song also tells of an encounter with Frau Kääzmanns, a neighbor who wanted to know where they were going. However, the band members had no answer and were confused. The line "Uns Marieche sitz zo Hus, Weiss nit en un weiss nit us, Einer muss d'r Vatter sin" shows that they didn't know what to say and couldn't understand the situation.
Overall, "En d'r Kayjass Nummer Null" is a song about the memories of school and the difficulties the band members had in understanding the content or giving the right answers. It shows that they weren't perfect, but still had many adventures.