Ein Mann, der sich Kolumbus nannt' English translation
von Kinderlieder

A man named Columbus,
Widewidewitt, bum, bum,
Was well-known in navigation,
Widewidewitt, bum, bum.
He was weighed down by worries,
He sought new lands in the sea.
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, hooray,
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.

As he drank his morning coffee,
Widewidewitt, bum, bum,
He cheerfully said, "Thank God!"
Widewidewitt, bum, bum.
For soon, with the first tram,
The Spanish king arrived with him.
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, hooray,
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.


"Columbus," he said, "dear man,
Widewidewitt, bum, bum,
You’ve done many great deeds!
Widewidewitt, bum, bum.
One thing is still missing from our glory:
Discover America for me!"
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, hooray,
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.

Said and done, a man, a word,
Widewidewitt, bum, bum,
That same day he set off.
Widewidewitt, bum, bum.
And one morning he shouted, "Land!
Everything looks so familiar!"
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, hooray,
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.

The people on land stood silent and shy,
Widewidewitt, bum, bum,
Then Columbus said, "Good day!"
Widewidewitt, bum, bum.
"Is this perhaps America?"
Then all the natives shouted, "Yes!"
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, hooray,
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.


The natives were very frightened
Widewidewitt, bum, bum,
And all shouted, "We’re discovered!"
Widewidewitt, bum, bum.
The chief said to him, "Dear man,
Then you are Columbus!"
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, hooray,
Gloria, Victoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.