☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics humorously depict the process of language acquisition in a child
- A playful and child-friendly language is used to teach the child to speak
- The daughter finds amusement in her family's 'baby talk' and doesn't adopt it
- The singer hopes his daughter quickly forgets the 'baby talk' and learns to speak properly
- The song ends with a humorously pointed suggestion that if the daughter doesn't forget the 'baby talk', she could become a successful Schlager singer
Interpretation
The song 'My Daughter is Learning to Speak' by
Mike Krüger is a humorous depiction of the learning process of children, especially in language acquisition. The lyrics tell the story of how the singer's family tries to teach his daughter to speak by simplifying words in a child-friendly, playful way, like 'car' becoming 'auti' or 'pillow' becoming 'kissi'.
The repeated chorus 'My daughter is learning to speak, how great. All the relatives talk her ear off. They shout: Didi, dudu, dada, deidei, My daughter just sits there and laughs.' shows that the daughter recognizes the humorous side of the situation and finds amusement instead of adopting 'baby talk'.
The song ends with a humorous wish from the singer for his daughter: 'I hope for my daughter to be clever and forget all this nonsense as quickly as possible, all that didi, dudu, dada and dumdum, all that plitschi, plutschi, platschi and plumplum. But if she remembers it, it's not a big deal, then she'll just become a schlager singer.' This expresses the singer's hope that his daughter will forget 'baby talk' and learn the proper language. But even if she doesn't, it wouldn't be a problem, as she could become a successful schlager singer specializing in childlike expressions.
Overall, the song is a humorous, affectionate depiction of the parent-child relationship and the process of language acquisition in children.