See Helles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Nominalized neuter of hell (“bright”), after its clear colour.",
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"english": "I spoke to the waiter in a low voice / Because my throat was already burning / Oh, one Helles please / … / I don’t know where he’s running about and why he can’t do this right / I’m sitting here with my friends and the waiter won’t arrive / I’ve been ordering a Helles in here for an eternity / Helles! Waiter, quick, a Helles",
"ref": "1997, “Ober, zack ’n Helles”performed by Bernd Stelter, cover version of Living next door to Alice:",
"text": "Ich sprach zum Ober mit leisem Ton / Denn meine Kehle brannte schon / Oh, bitte ein Helles / [...] / Ich weiß nicht, wo der rumturnt, warum der das nicht kann / Ich sitz hier mit meinen Freunden und der Ober kommt nicht ran / Und seit ewiger Zeit bestell ich hier ’n Helles / Helles! Ober, zack ’n Helles",
"translation": "I spoke to the waiter in a low voice / Because my throat was already burning / Oh, one Helles please / … / I don’t know where he’s running about and why he can’t do this right / I’m sitting here with my friends and the waiter won’t arrive / I’ve been ordering a Helles in here for an eternity / Helles! Waiter, quick, a Helles",
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"english": "I spoke to the waiter in a low voice / Because my throat was already burning / Oh, one Helles please / … / I don’t know where he’s running about and why he can’t do this right / I’m sitting here with my friends and the waiter won’t arrive / I’ve been ordering a Helles in here for an eternity / Helles! Waiter, quick, a Helles",
"ref": "1997, “Ober, zack ’n Helles”performed by Bernd Stelter, cover version of Living next door to Alice:",
"text": "Ich sprach zum Ober mit leisem Ton / Denn meine Kehle brannte schon / Oh, bitte ein Helles / [...] / Ich weiß nicht, wo der rumturnt, warum der das nicht kann / Ich sitz hier mit meinen Freunden und der Ober kommt nicht ran / Und seit ewiger Zeit bestell ich hier ’n Helles / Helles! Ober, zack ’n Helles",
"translation": "I spoke to the waiter in a low voice / Because my throat was already burning / Oh, one Helles please / … / I don’t know where he’s running about and why he can’t do this right / I’m sitting here with my friends and the waiter won’t arrive / I’ve been ordering a Helles in here for an eternity / Helles! Waiter, quick, a Helles",
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