Viva Colonia!

The chorus of the following Fashingslied (song) by die Höhner, could be the equivalent of the city of Köln's anthem:

Das immer dabei -
dat ist prima!
Viva Colonia.

Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe, und die Lust!
wir glauben an den lieben Gott, und haben noch immer Durst.


While the verses are all clever, the dialect makes it too difficult for us to tackle, but the chorus is more than approachable. Colonia is the city's old name dating from Roman times.

--> We travelers need to learn the chorus!



Here's another version of the Höhner singing during Karneval in Köln. DO take a peak by clicking
RIGHT HERE!

--> Is there a festival you know of here in the USA that gets the crowd as worked up as this -- outside of a sports arena?