>> A small grammatical correction:
>> Ohne Händchen, mit *den* Füßen zu spielen
>> BTW, is this title your invention or do you cite something? The
>> German diminutive `Händchen' has some additional connotations which
>> makes this `joke' sound a bit strange, especially because you don't
>> use the expected parallel diminutive, `Füßchen'.
>> -> Händchen halten
>> -> ein gutes Händchen haben für etwas
>> -> ein glückliches Händchen haben
>
> Hehehe, thanks, Werner. My wife (a German professor) already corrected
> the "den" part.
Vertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser :-)
> She didn't mention the connotations of Händchen though. And yes, I
> made it up. :) Would it be better simply to say Hände instead, or to
> change it to Füßchen?
I suppose this your piano piece is written for Qwerty Uiop[1], the
Gelatine Prince from 2364th dimension, who actually plays piano with
his jelly feet... IMHO, using `Hände' is better.
Werner
[1] See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteen_and_a_Half_Lives_of_Captain_Bluebear
I strongly recommend that you and your wife read this extremely
funny book -- the original is in German, where the prince is
called Qwert Zuiopü. :-)
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