Kindertransport

Listen to names, terms, and phrases from Kindertransport, by Diane Samuels. The dialogue is in German and spoken by Stephanie Wille, recorded by Paul Meier, recorded by Paul Meier.

Stephanie Wille is a native German speaker from Bad Hersfeld, Germany. In 2010, she received her B.A. in English and Celtic Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany, before proceeding with her master’s degree in North American Studies. She was granted a Graduate Direct Exchange Scholarship in 2011, which brought her to the University of Kansas. At the University of Kansas, she took classes in Film and Media Studies and decided to complete her master’s degree in film at KU. Since 2012, Stephanie has been a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, where she has taught Elementary German I and II. In addition, she is also the vice president of the Graduate Association of German Students (GAGS) and has tutored students of Elementary German I at the Academic Achievement and Access Center (AAAC). Every Saturday, Stephanie teaches the “Sterne” class for ages 13 to adult at the German School of Northeast Kansas. Stephanie will begin her second master’s degree in German in spring 2014. In her teaching career, she wants to combine her passion for film and German to teach German language and culture through film.

Recorded by Paul Meier, IDEA’s Founder and Director, on January 21, 2014, as an aid to the cast of the production of Kindertransport at the University of Central Missouri, Julie Rae Mollenkamp, director, spring, 2014.  The production also used Paul’s A German Accent eBook as well as his Standard British English and Cockney eBooks. His Dialect Recordings for Plays & Musicals now contains his dialect design for the production.

Page numbers refer to the Nick Hern 2008 edition, ISBN 978 85459 527 0

 

NAMES, TERMS, AND PHRASES

Eva

Vati (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 8) Eva

Mutti (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 14) Eva

Der Rattenfänger (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 15) Faith

Hamlyn (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 15) Helga

Hamburg (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 15) Faith

Hoppe, hoppe Reiter

Wenn er fällt dann schreit er

Fällt er in den Graben

Fressen ihn die Raben

Fällt er in den Sumpf

Macht der Reiter plumps (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 18) Eva

Strasse ohne Trommeln (Act 1, scene 1, pg. 21) Eva

Tantchen Marianne (name, Act 1, scene 2, pg. 22) Eva

Ich (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 23) Eva

Jawohl, mein Herr (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 23) Eva

Ich verstehe nicht, mein Herr (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 23) Eva

Mutter (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Niemand kommt? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Niemand? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Aber mein Mutter hat gesagt , dass ich eine engliische Familie habe (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Ich will meine Mutti. Ich will meinen Vati (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Wer wird für mich sorgen? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Wohin soll ich gehen? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Bitte, schicken Sie mich nicht nach Deutschland zurück. (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 24) Eva

Entschuldigung. Es ist jetzt ein bisschen schmutzig (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 25) Eva

Werden Sie für mich sorgen? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 25) Eva

Herr Reichman (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 25) Eva

Ich muss es tragen. Ich hasse es (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 27) Eva

Und wenn ich meine Nummer vergesse (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 27) Eva

Sind Sie sicher? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 27) Eva

Ich verstehe (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 27) Eva

Sie sollten nicht rauchen. Das ist schrecklich (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 27) Eva

Nur gewöhnliche Leute rauchen (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 27) Eva

Das macht die Finger gelb und knochig (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 28) Eva

Wie ist das wenn man raucht? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 28) Eva

Darf ich? (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 28) Eva

Bitte (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 28) Eva

Nur einmal (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 28) Eva

Frau Lil! Frau Lil! Verlassen Sie mich nicht! Ich habe nicht einmal eine Fahrkarte! Kommen Sie bitte zurück! (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 25) Eva

Hilfe! Hilfe! Niemand sorgt für mich (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 28) Eva

Helga und Werner Schlesinger (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 34) Eva

Herr Kutel (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 35) Eva

Ich bin verantwortlich. Ich muss es machen (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 37) Eva

Ich muss sie befreien. Ich muss sie befreiein ((Act 1, scene 2, pg. 37) Eva

Du darfst mich nicht hindren. Du darfst nicht! (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 38) Eva

Nicht englisch! Deutsch! Ich bin Deutsche! (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 38) Eva

Nichts (Act 1, scene 2, pg. 40) Eva

Sieg heil (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 49) Postman

Boche Land (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 49) Postman

Hitler Jugend (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 49) Eva

Heil Hitler (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 49) Eva

Ist das Eva? (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 75) Helga

Bist Du das, Eva? (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 75) Helga

Ich hätte Dich nicht erkannt. (Act 2, scene 1, pg. 75) Helga

Onkel Klaus (Act 2, scene 2, pg. 83) Helga