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Seid ihr alle da?

English translation: Is everybody ready?

15:44 Nov 2, 2009

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Kasperltheater

German term or phrase: Seid ihr alle da?

Sagt der Kasperl hierzulande. Weiß jemand, was Mr. Punch am Anfang sagt?

misterherrnau KudoZ activity Questions: 10 (none open) Answers: 67 Austria
Local time: 12:15

English translation:Is everybody ready?

Explanation:
So sagt er 8 Mal am Tag auf dem Strand in Weymouth, wo ich aufgewachsen bin.

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2009-11-04 08:33:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks to all you lovely people for the support! I just have to hear the words to be right back on the beach with my friends in the sunshine, mmmmmm......

Selected response from:

Sonja Marks
France
Local time: 12:15

Grading comment

Thanks to Sonja Marks for quickly providing the right answer and to all those who confirmed it! Thanks to British Diana for sharing a nice memory with us. And thanks to Audrey Foster and LittleBalu for their insightfulness.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +13

Is everybody ready?

Sonja Marks

4 +2

Are you all sitting comfortably?

British Diana

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Are you all sitting comfortably?

Explanation:
Pure nostalgia - does anyone remember "Listen with Mother" , a radio series for children in the (gulp) Fifties?
And this is how it went:
"Are you all sitting comfortably? Then let us begin!"

British Diana
Germany
Local time: 12:15
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