Wandrers Nachtlied

In a continuing attempt to practice my German pronunciation, I recorded a video of myself reciting Goethe's Wanderers Nachtlied. It's a very short poem that I jotted down on my oversized clipboard and performed in my back yard.

Über allen Gipfeln
Ist Ruh,
In allen Wipfeln
Spürest du
Kaum einen Hauch;
Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde.
Warte nur, balde
Ruhest du auch.

I spent about 30 minutes practicing the pronunciation of the word "spürest." The combination of sounds that go into making this one word feels like chewing the same stick of gum for three hours!

Ich habe ein Video gemacht!

I posted a vlog. Auf deutsch!

It's pretty terrible and once I was done editing it, I realized some of the mistakes I had made. But by that point, I was so done and ready to upload it that I kept it as is. I'm not that concerned; the fact that I recognized the mistakes I made shows I'm making progress. In the future, I will probably at least outline what I have to say before I record!

All in all, I'm pleased with it as my first vlog. Once I get over the awkwardness of talking to myself in front of my computer, my speech will likely be faster and more fluid. Practice, practice, practice!