You might have noticed a number of TikTok videos playing some kind of German rap song on your For You page lately.
Well, it's not actually a rap, but rather a German tongue twister which musical comedian Bodo Wartke, and his friend Marti Fischer who is a content creator decided to transform.
In December last year, the duo posted a two-part video of themselves speaking the rhyme called "Barbaras Rhabarberba" or "Barbara’s Rhubarb Bar" which is about a woman named Barbara and her rhubarb cakes.
Like any good tongue twister, it gets more complex and convoluted as the story goes on - and as Wartke realised, he could turn it into a catchy rap.The translated lyrics go: "In a small village there once lived a girl with the name Barbara. Barbara was known in the area for her excellent rhubarb pie.
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