Dangerous Umlauts...

[rheasilvia]

I've just read a story that referenced Mozart's aria "Im Möhrenland gefangen" - or, in English, "Imprisoned in the Land of the Carrots".

What a difference a letter makes. Though really, I like to think that Mozart would indeed have written this aria, if only it had occurred to him. ;-)

Comments

[jo_lasalle]

LOL! That would make for an awesome plot, I bet. :-)

[rheasilvia]

Wouldn't it? *g* There is endless plot potential! And this opera could go so many ways, depending. Are the protagonists bunnies? Or tomatoes? Or tomato farmers? Or...?

[jo_lasalle]

My money is on a very thin courgette, and a very thick asparagus, and they have to try to fit in and pretend to be carrots...

[rheasilvia]

A most excellent plot! And think of all the double entendres this cast will allow Mozart to get away with. ;-)

[astri13]

Verdammte Möhren. *shakes fist* *g*

[rheasilvia]

Sneaky, too! They lie there all innocent and sweet in your fridge, and then... :-)

[daegaer]

I see a possible new Schwarz AU . . .

[rheasilvia]

Im Möhrenland gefangen war
Der Schuldig hübsch und fein!

It does sound like a match made in... erm, somewhere! :-)

[lilacsigil]

If anyone wrote it, it would be Mozart!

[rheasilvia]

Yep, sounds like something that would be right up his alley. Plus, the shape of carrots does lend itself to a certain category of humor that no doubt would also have appealed. ;-)

[dieastra]

Hah, that's great!

[rheasilvia]

Isn't it? I really wish the entire vegetable opera would be discovered somewhere!

[dieastra]

Is it actually a "Bildungslücke" if I don't know the original opera? I feel very bad about this :(

With the vegetable opera, you could have the carrots first on stage, and later make a good stew out of them ;)