Okay, I was going to only post songs in German here, but as of this week, I'm expanding this to bands from German speaking countries. Why? Well, actually, because I'm lazy... as you may have noticed, I haven't posted in a while; I've been busy. So I don't really have the time to translate a song right now. Here's a song from mind.in.a.box: an Austrian futurepop group. Their CDs follow the story of someone in a cyberpunk world (think Neuromancer) who's tracking another person for another person. It's a pretty cool concept, I think. I also love the computerized vocals. Basically, this song (and CD) is my newest obsession.
This video is fan made since the band has no official videos (as far as I know).
No lyrics translations this time since it's English.
Recommendations: Neuroticfish, Rotersand, Edge of Dawn, Seabound
Lyrics Translation
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Einstürzende Neubauten - Die Interimsliebenden
I hope you've been enjoying the fairly standard, melody driven music I've been posting up to this point, whether you've been enjoying the pop, metal, hip-hop, or electronica. This song is nothing like it. Einstürzende Neubauten is a very experimental band from 1980. I've heard them be lumped into the "gothic rock" category before, but despite some similarities, their music really doesn't seem to fit in there even though the audience may be similar. It's avant-garde more than anything else, and even though the band is labeled as industrial, it's because they inspired and started industrial, not because they sound that much like most industrial bands today.
If you want something that's melody driven and catchy, this band isn't for you, but if you're interested in more experimental stuff, they're great.
Lyrics Translations:
In the space of just one slipped beat of the tongue
there is big bang and total entropy
from red giants to white dwarfs
the whole scale
of cosmic dimensions are falling
out of my mouth
in the description of a kiss
of the interimlovers
of the interimlovers
in the interim
between microphone and macrocosm
between chaos and on no course
between plankton und philisophia
between semtex and utopia
there they are
the interimlovers
in their communal mouth
lives a hummingbird
with each humming beat of its wings
too swift for the eye to see
cultures flourish and perish
whole continents vanish
here are no harmless words
all by far too large
an example most simple explodes
in 10^14 for
the interimlovers
the interimlovers
in the interim
between toothache and oil of cloves
between genesis and sixsixsix
between c'' and vitamin c
between ultramarine and navy frigate
the interimlovers are intimate
the interimlovers
in the
INTERIM
in the course of just one winking beat of an eye
they have putsched
the government was felled
parliament dissolved
elections held
results annulled
new elections called
then finally exiled
in history reviled
I wade through the filth of mighty
metaphors
meta, meta, meta by metre
with gestures far too wide
for the interimlovers
the interimlovers
are lovers in the interim
between temporary and tenpura
between rope and sword dance
between times and on the seafloor
between semtex and utopia
they lay in each others arms
thirstily devour
that last little drop of light
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
the lovers
the interimlovers
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
not really
the interimlovers
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
Translation from: http://www.songs-lyrics.net/so-Einstü%3brzende-Neubauten-lyrics-Tabula-Rasa-lyrics-The-Interimlovers-(English)-lyrics-32001020E001100598.html
Recommendations: FM Einheit, Alexander Hacke, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Lyrics Translation
If you want something that's melody driven and catchy, this band isn't for you, but if you're interested in more experimental stuff, they're great.
Lyrics Translations:
In the space of just one slipped beat of the tongue
there is big bang and total entropy
from red giants to white dwarfs
the whole scale
of cosmic dimensions are falling
out of my mouth
in the description of a kiss
of the interimlovers
of the interimlovers
in the interim
between microphone and macrocosm
between chaos and on no course
between plankton und philisophia
between semtex and utopia
there they are
the interimlovers
in their communal mouth
lives a hummingbird
with each humming beat of its wings
too swift for the eye to see
cultures flourish and perish
whole continents vanish
here are no harmless words
all by far too large
an example most simple explodes
in 10^14 for
the interimlovers
the interimlovers
in the interim
between toothache and oil of cloves
between genesis and sixsixsix
between c'' and vitamin c
between ultramarine and navy frigate
the interimlovers are intimate
the interimlovers
in the
INTERIM
in the course of just one winking beat of an eye
they have putsched
the government was felled
parliament dissolved
elections held
results annulled
new elections called
then finally exiled
in history reviled
I wade through the filth of mighty
metaphors
meta, meta, meta by metre
with gestures far too wide
for the interimlovers
the interimlovers
are lovers in the interim
between temporary and tenpura
between rope and sword dance
between times and on the seafloor
between semtex and utopia
they lay in each others arms
thirstily devour
that last little drop of light
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
the lovers
the interimlovers
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
not really
the interimlovers
they are not there yesterday
and tomorrow not yet
Translation from: http://www.songs-lyrics.net/so-Einstü%3brzende-Neubauten-lyrics-Tabula-Rasa-lyrics-The-Interimlovers-(English)-lyrics-32001020E001100598.html
Recommendations: FM Einheit, Alexander Hacke, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Lyrics Translation
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Today I feel like going back in time to the 80s, so here's some Falco for you. You've probably already heard this song, but I don't know if you've seen its ridiculous video. :) It seems like so much 80s music is pure fun, and this song is no exception.
Lyrics Translation:
Ooo rock me Amadeus
Rock me Amadeus...
Rock rock rock rock me Amadeus
Rock me all the time to the top
He was a Punker
And he lived in the big city
It was Vienna, was Vienna
Where he did everything
He had debts, for he drank
But all the women loved him
And each one shouted:
Come on and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
He was Superstar
He was popular
He was so exalted
Because he had flair
He was a virtuose
Was a rock idol
And everyone shouted:
Come on and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
Come on and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
It was around 1780
And it was in Vienna
No plastic money anymore
The banks against him
From which his debts came
It was common knowledge
He was a women's man
Women loved his punk
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus...
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Yes yes yes
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus...
Translation from:http://german.about.com/library/blmus_falco01e.htm
Recommendations: EAV, Nena, Peter Schilling, Trio
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
Ooo rock me Amadeus
Rock me Amadeus...
Rock rock rock rock me Amadeus
Rock me all the time to the top
He was a Punker
And he lived in the big city
It was Vienna, was Vienna
Where he did everything
He had debts, for he drank
But all the women loved him
And each one shouted:
Come on and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
He was Superstar
He was popular
He was so exalted
Because he had flair
He was a virtuose
Was a rock idol
And everyone shouted:
Come on and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
Come on and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
It was around 1780
And it was in Vienna
No plastic money anymore
The banks against him
From which his debts came
It was common knowledge
He was a women's man
Women loved his punk
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus...
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Yes yes yes
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus...
Translation from:http://german.about.com/library/blmus_falco01e.htm
Recommendations: EAV, Nena, Peter Schilling, Trio
Lyrics Translation
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
ASP - Krabat
I'm finally posting a video from my favorite band! Why didn't I do this before, you may ask. Well, this band doesn't exactly make many music videos. I'm only aware of one that they've made, and it's great, but the song is sung in English. Since I didn't want to end the streak of songs in German, I decided not to post it, even though it's a great song and video and the claymation seems perfect to me for the band's style. If you want to check it out, just search for "Me" by ASP on youtube. I highly recommend it.
This video is fanmade, but it's actually very good for a fanmade video. The only issue I have with it is that the colors and the style of the artwork really do not fit my image of the musical world ASP has created, and because of that I feel like it actually dampens the emotions in the music instead of highlighting them. Well, I'll let you watch and see what you think.
The song is from ASP's newest album: the first of their albums that does not continue the story of the Black Butterfly. It's definitely a bit of a change, lyrically and musically, from their other CDs, and while I don't like the album as much as some of their older ones, it's still very good and has a couple great songs.
Sorry for rambling so much; that's what happens when I really love a band!
Lyric Translations:
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
I followed the master's call
The voice drew me in
The raspy call in the night
In a dream put me under his spell
Finally, with sweating hands
I pry open the door
To a secret, black room
And the master talks to me
He asks me "What should I teach you?
Milling and the Other too"
He stuck out his left hand
I grasped it with mine
As is customary
And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you
I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
He speaks: "Yes, now you belong to me
In skin and hair you are mine"
I wanted to flee, full of fear
His stare sees through me to my core
With one glance he sees
That you want to die from fear
The other under the pavement
Black yet all-seeing
Before which I seem so terribly naked
Hex after hex
He reads out loud to us from the Koraktor
White writing in a black book
And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you
I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Where did you fly to?
His eyes seek you everywhere
We've drawn the circle around us
But I'm already being pulled back
Hear your master's voice
Obey for he'll catch you
He'll find you and you know that
Only my heart still calls louder
After you
And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you
I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Translation: Mine (Sorry for any confusing bits, a couple parts of this song were really hard to translate. I'll try to revise it later)
Recommendations: Samsas Traum, Unheilig, Letzte Instanz
Lyrics Translation
This video is fanmade, but it's actually very good for a fanmade video. The only issue I have with it is that the colors and the style of the artwork really do not fit my image of the musical world ASP has created, and because of that I feel like it actually dampens the emotions in the music instead of highlighting them. Well, I'll let you watch and see what you think.
The song is from ASP's newest album: the first of their albums that does not continue the story of the Black Butterfly. It's definitely a bit of a change, lyrically and musically, from their other CDs, and while I don't like the album as much as some of their older ones, it's still very good and has a couple great songs.
Sorry for rambling so much; that's what happens when I really love a band!
Lyric Translations:
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
I followed the master's call
The voice drew me in
The raspy call in the night
In a dream put me under his spell
Finally, with sweating hands
I pry open the door
To a secret, black room
And the master talks to me
He asks me "What should I teach you?
Milling and the Other too"
He stuck out his left hand
I grasped it with mine
As is customary
And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you
I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
He speaks: "Yes, now you belong to me
In skin and hair you are mine"
I wanted to flee, full of fear
His stare sees through me to my core
With one glance he sees
That you want to die from fear
The other under the pavement
Black yet all-seeing
Before which I seem so terribly naked
Hex after hex
He reads out loud to us from the Koraktor
White writing in a black book
And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you
I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Where did you fly to?
His eyes seek you everywhere
We've drawn the circle around us
But I'm already being pulled back
Hear your master's voice
Obey for he'll catch you
He'll find you and you know that
Only my heart still calls louder
After you
And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you
I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Think of me, hold it in your hand
Translation: Mine (Sorry for any confusing bits, a couple parts of this song were really hard to translate. I'll try to revise it later)
Recommendations: Samsas Traum, Unheilig, Letzte Instanz
Lyrics Translation
Monday, April 13, 2009
Wir Sind Helden - Nur Ein Wort
Back to more upbeat, popish music. Well, okay, technically they're alternative rock, but they're very popular in Germany. The great thing about this music video if you're learning German is that they have a large percentage of the lyrics in the video, which makes it really easy to follow along.
Lyrics Translation:
I see that you think
I think that you feel
I feel that you want
But I don’t hear you, I
Have borrowed a dictionnary
Have shouted A to Z into your ear
I’m piling up a thousand cloudy words
That tug at your sleeve
And where you want to go
I’m clinging to your legs
[direct translation: “If you have to be fallen on your mouth why not on mine”, doesn’t make sense in English but I really can’t translate it because it is a proverb and it also isn’t logical in German! Figuratively it means s.th. like: If you never talk why not talk to me or maybe even kiss me.]
Oh please give me just an Oh
Please give me just an Oh
Please give me just an Oh
Please give me just a
Please give me just one word
It is crazy how you remain silent
How you bend your handsome head
And in doing so give the whole loud world and me
The cold shoulder
Your silence is your tent
You put it in the middle of the world
Tighten the laces and marvel
Dumb when
A girl stumbles over them at night
At your feet I’m talking
myself into trouble
I want to produce big waves
In your deep water
[proverb: “Stille Wasser sind tief” = Still water runs deep, means that silent/inconspicous people have a lot to say/offer more than you’d thought, so if she wants to produce waves in his waters it means they’re not silent any more so he will either talk or it turns out that he really has got nothing to say]
Oh please give me just an Oh
In my blood the endorphines
Are forming bubbles
When behind your silent
Eyes of a hare the thoughts are racing
Translation slightly modified from: http://earthlingsoft.net/ssp/blog/2005/07/wir_sind_helden_in_english#5901
Recommendations: Juli, Silbermond, MIA.
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
I see that you think
I think that you feel
I feel that you want
But I don’t hear you, I
Have borrowed a dictionnary
Have shouted A to Z into your ear
I’m piling up a thousand cloudy words
That tug at your sleeve
And where you want to go
I’m clinging to your legs
[direct translation: “If you have to be fallen on your mouth why not on mine”, doesn’t make sense in English but I really can’t translate it because it is a proverb and it also isn’t logical in German! Figuratively it means s.th. like: If you never talk why not talk to me or maybe even kiss me.]
Oh please give me just an Oh
Please give me just an Oh
Please give me just an Oh
Please give me just a
Please give me just one word
It is crazy how you remain silent
How you bend your handsome head
And in doing so give the whole loud world and me
The cold shoulder
Your silence is your tent
You put it in the middle of the world
Tighten the laces and marvel
Dumb when
A girl stumbles over them at night
At your feet I’m talking
myself into trouble
I want to produce big waves
In your deep water
[proverb: “Stille Wasser sind tief” = Still water runs deep, means that silent/inconspicous people have a lot to say/offer more than you’d thought, so if she wants to produce waves in his waters it means they’re not silent any more so he will either talk or it turns out that he really has got nothing to say]
Oh please give me just an Oh
In my blood the endorphines
Are forming bubbles
When behind your silent
Eyes of a hare the thoughts are racing
Translation slightly modified from: http://earthlingsoft.net/ssp/blog/2005/07/wir_sind_helden_in_english#5901
Recommendations: Juli, Silbermond, MIA.
Lyrics Translation
Sunday, April 12, 2009
E Nomine - Das Tier In Mir (Wolfen)
E Nomine is one of those bands that likes to be so epic that sometimes it's hard to tell if they're awesomely dark, powerful, and beautiful, or too over the top to the point that it's corny. I tend to favor the first view, because I absolutely love their fusion of EBM, lyrics spoken by famous German voice actors, and gorgeous choirs and soloists singing in Latin. I think my favorite video of theirs is Mitternacht, but embedding was disabled for that one. So... here's another video, with an amazing boy soprano soloist.
Lyrics Translation:
In the ancient moonlit woods
Is my dwelling.
It is in the lighted woods
Under the Stars.
It is the animal in me
that awakens my greed for you
I would gladly devour you
can you sense my desire?
Dark clouds and dark thoughts
The night of the full moon breaks my barriers
Greed builds up within me for animals
That I massacre
I feel a lust for blood here and now…
Deep in the night of the twinkling stars
A sweet smell pulls me into the distance
When I have completely seen the night
My desire is kindled and the hunter in me awakens..
In the ancient moonlit woods
Is my dwelling.
It is in the lighted woods
Under the Stars.
It is the animal in me
that awakens my greed for you
I would gladly devour you
can you sense my desire?
Strange thoughts, wild lust
The desire for the tender breast meat
I want to tear, I want to bite and shred withered flesh
I hunt my prey with lustful agitation
Glowing red eyes follow your trail
The weather leads me across far halls
I mutate into an animal, I am a creature of the night
I am the hunter of the moon until the morning awakens
In the ancient moonlit woods
Is my dwelling.
It is in the lighted woods
Under the Stars.
Under the Stars.
I am the animal
I am the animal
Translation from: http://www.popsynth.com/enomine.htm
Recommendations: Unheilig, L'Âme Immortelle, Blutengel
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
In the ancient moonlit woods
Is my dwelling.
It is in the lighted woods
Under the Stars.
It is the animal in me
that awakens my greed for you
I would gladly devour you
can you sense my desire?
Dark clouds and dark thoughts
The night of the full moon breaks my barriers
Greed builds up within me for animals
That I massacre
I feel a lust for blood here and now…
Deep in the night of the twinkling stars
A sweet smell pulls me into the distance
When I have completely seen the night
My desire is kindled and the hunter in me awakens..
In the ancient moonlit woods
Is my dwelling.
It is in the lighted woods
Under the Stars.
It is the animal in me
that awakens my greed for you
I would gladly devour you
can you sense my desire?
Strange thoughts, wild lust
The desire for the tender breast meat
I want to tear, I want to bite and shred withered flesh
I hunt my prey with lustful agitation
Glowing red eyes follow your trail
The weather leads me across far halls
I mutate into an animal, I am a creature of the night
I am the hunter of the moon until the morning awakens
In the ancient moonlit woods
Is my dwelling.
It is in the lighted woods
Under the Stars.
Under the Stars.
I am the animal
I am the animal
Translation from: http://www.popsynth.com/enomine.htm
Recommendations: Unheilig, L'Âme Immortelle, Blutengel
Lyrics Translation
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Elis - Der Letzte Tag
Elis is one of many female-fronted metal bands that have replaced vocalists recently. Sadly, in this band's case, it wasn't because of conflicts within the band or artistic differences; Sabine, the singer in this song, died in 2006 of a cerebral hemorrhage. The band now has a new vocalist and is still making new music.
Lyrics Translation:
It happened in time
When the Sun made the Earth glow from heat
And the people longed for the night,
For shadows
And relief from their pain
The air is stuffy and still,
The earth shakes in the heat
No wind blows to ease the pain,
Sweat runs from the cold forehead
Fever rages in the pale body,
No wind blows to ease the pain
The night floats by on gentle wings
The last day
Closing the dark eyes with a careful flap of the wings
The night floats by on gentle wings
The silent lament
It fades, powerless and unheard
Dust floats in the hot air
It is difficult to breathe
No wind blows to ease the pain
Praying at his bed lies
His loved one, waiting for the night
No wind blows to ease the pain
It happened in time
And finally the night came
Translation is mine
Recommendations: Erben der Schöpfung, Xandria, Atargatis, Visions of Atlantis
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
It happened in time
When the Sun made the Earth glow from heat
And the people longed for the night,
For shadows
And relief from their pain
The air is stuffy and still,
The earth shakes in the heat
No wind blows to ease the pain,
Sweat runs from the cold forehead
Fever rages in the pale body,
No wind blows to ease the pain
The night floats by on gentle wings
The last day
Closing the dark eyes with a careful flap of the wings
The night floats by on gentle wings
The silent lament
It fades, powerless and unheard
Dust floats in the hot air
It is difficult to breathe
No wind blows to ease the pain
Praying at his bed lies
His loved one, waiting for the night
No wind blows to ease the pain
It happened in time
And finally the night came
Translation is mine
Recommendations: Erben der Schöpfung, Xandria, Atargatis, Visions of Atlantis
Lyrics Translation
Friday, April 10, 2009
Equilibrium - Blut Im Auge
For metalheads (and open-minded people): this band rocks. They play epic viking/folk metal that rocks hard. That's really as much of an intro as this song needs; it speaks for itself. The vocals are growled, so it's not exactly the most helpful song for learning German, but it's too good not to post.
Lyrics Translation:
What I saw on my journey
seems too true to tell about
therefore I'll try my way
to take you there with me
When I once on dark paths
far from here in northern land
saw, what stole my breath,
what I never knew before
Blood in the eye
on wounded knees
I fell down
I saw her
So I decided to stay there
what I saw kept my mind
to discover her secret
the night was lost for me
Day by day in grey rain
I sought the view again
was addicted to this magic
I hadn't seen until then
Blood in the eye
on wounded knees
I fell down
I saw her
Left behind the gates of town
climbed up into icy height
stoms and thunderlashes
tried to put me down
saw into waterfalls
behind bushes, birches
restless views, grey waves
where may she be?
Sleepless, restless I seach ...
Soundless, noise, she doesn't hear me ...
Over rocks, mountains, moorland,
bushes, thornes, darkness,
I search for her by night,
seach the glowing heavenlight ...
Translation from: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/e/equilibriumlyrics/blutimaugelyrics.html
Recommendations: Finsterforst, XIV Dark Centuries, Wolfchant, Riger
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
What I saw on my journey
seems too true to tell about
therefore I'll try my way
to take you there with me
When I once on dark paths
far from here in northern land
saw, what stole my breath,
what I never knew before
Blood in the eye
on wounded knees
I fell down
I saw her
So I decided to stay there
what I saw kept my mind
to discover her secret
the night was lost for me
Day by day in grey rain
I sought the view again
was addicted to this magic
I hadn't seen until then
Blood in the eye
on wounded knees
I fell down
I saw her
Left behind the gates of town
climbed up into icy height
stoms and thunderlashes
tried to put me down
saw into waterfalls
behind bushes, birches
restless views, grey waves
where may she be?
Sleepless, restless I seach ...
Soundless, noise, she doesn't hear me ...
Over rocks, mountains, moorland,
bushes, thornes, darkness,
I search for her by night,
seach the glowing heavenlight ...
Translation from: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/e/equilibriumlyrics/blutimaugelyrics.html
Recommendations: Finsterforst, XIV Dark Centuries, Wolfchant, Riger
Lyrics Translation
Tanz der Vampire - Die Unstillbare Gier
Okay, I couldn't resist. Here's a video from Tanz der Vampire, which I think is the second most successful German language musical after Elisabeth. Most of the musical is fairly light, and it definitely is a comedy more than anything else, but this song is one of the few serious ones. This scene gives insight into the mind of a vampire (no, not Edward Cullen) who has been alive for too long.
Subtitles by me.
Recommendations: Elisabeth, Rebecca, Mozart!, Marie Antoinette
Lyrics Translation
Subtitles by me.
Recommendations: Elisabeth, Rebecca, Mozart!, Marie Antoinette
Lyrics Translation
Die Ärzte - Männer sind Schweine
I love this song and video. It's completely ridiculous and very funny. Well, at least I think so. And I think that most women would agree. :) Actually, a lot of the band's songs are very funny. I think my favorite of theirs is "Meine Ex(plodierte) Freundin" (translation: "My Ex(ploded) Girlfriend"), but unfortunately, it doesn't have a music video. That song is about how the song's protagonist's girlfriend literally exploded. Well, how she and all his previous girlfriends all exploded. Obviously, he says, they just weren't being careful enough. :)
This band is great pop-punk humor, so even if you normally don't care about translations of songs, I suggest you check them out for this band. If you like this song and want translations of more of Die Ärzte's songs, just let me know.
Lyrics Translation:
Hello my darling, I love you,
You are the only one for me
I think all the others are stupid,
That's why I'm courting you
You're so different, so special,
I always notice these things.
So get undressed and lie down
because I'm so in love with you
It's dark, it will soon be night
But here's a word of warning
Men are pigs
Don't trust them my child
They just want One Thing
Because that's the way they are
A man doesn't feel like a man
Unless he can give you a good seeing to
He lies and swears just to get you into bed
And then the next morning
He doesn't even remember your name
Inconsiderate and with no guilt
Feelings are completely foreign to him
To him, love is just using semen
Girl, you've been warned
Men are pigs
Don't ask for sunshine
Sadly there are no exceptions
Inside every man there is a pig
Men are bastards
Don't believe a word they say
Thy swear to be eternally true
And then the next morning they're away
Yeah yeah yeah
And then if you make the mistake
of finding yourself a husband
Your Rose cavalier mutates
into an animal after the wedding,
Then he shows you the "real him"
Unshaven and disgusting
drinks beer, watches telly and quickly gets fat
and burps and farts in the marital bed
Then you have King Kong as a husband
So I tell you, think better of it
Men are pigs
Don't trust them my child
They just want One Thing
For true love, they're blind
Men are Rats
They come across as cunning
They all want to copulate
Men are pigs
Don't ask for sunshine
Sadly there are no exceptions
Inside every man there is a pig
Men are cars, but without spare tires
Translation from: http://lyricwiki.org/Die_Ärzte:Männer_Sind_Schweine
Recommendations: Farin Urlaub, Bela B, Die Toten Hosen, Madsen
Lyrics Translation
This band is great pop-punk humor, so even if you normally don't care about translations of songs, I suggest you check them out for this band. If you like this song and want translations of more of Die Ärzte's songs, just let me know.
Lyrics Translation:
Hello my darling, I love you,
You are the only one for me
I think all the others are stupid,
That's why I'm courting you
You're so different, so special,
I always notice these things.
So get undressed and lie down
because I'm so in love with you
It's dark, it will soon be night
But here's a word of warning
Men are pigs
Don't trust them my child
They just want One Thing
Because that's the way they are
A man doesn't feel like a man
Unless he can give you a good seeing to
He lies and swears just to get you into bed
And then the next morning
He doesn't even remember your name
Inconsiderate and with no guilt
Feelings are completely foreign to him
To him, love is just using semen
Girl, you've been warned
Men are pigs
Don't ask for sunshine
Sadly there are no exceptions
Inside every man there is a pig
Men are bastards
Don't believe a word they say
Thy swear to be eternally true
And then the next morning they're away
Yeah yeah yeah
And then if you make the mistake
of finding yourself a husband
Your Rose cavalier mutates
into an animal after the wedding,
Then he shows you the "real him"
Unshaven and disgusting
drinks beer, watches telly and quickly gets fat
and burps and farts in the marital bed
Then you have King Kong as a husband
So I tell you, think better of it
Men are pigs
Don't trust them my child
They just want One Thing
For true love, they're blind
Men are Rats
They come across as cunning
They all want to copulate
Men are pigs
Don't ask for sunshine
Sadly there are no exceptions
Inside every man there is a pig
Men are cars, but without spare tires
Translation from: http://lyricwiki.org/Die_Ärzte:Männer_Sind_Schweine
Recommendations: Farin Urlaub, Bela B, Die Toten Hosen, Madsen
Lyrics Translation
Xavier Naidoo-Was Wir Alleine Nicht Schaffen
Here's another more mellow song: R&B or soul with some hip-hop in the middle would be my way of describing it. This song was very popular in Germany a few years ago, and it became a sort of anthem for Germany's soccer team in the finals leading up to the 2006 World Cup. The German team didn't win that year, but the song's themes of brotherhood, working together, and all that make it a good song to represent national pride in sports. This video isn't the actual music video for the song; instead it sets the song to clips of the German soccer team.
Lyrics Translation:
While the others toil and nothing happens
we are in the right place at the right time
and everything is taken care of. I am thankful for that
because every day with my brothers and sisters
I feel truly alive
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
The others can laugh. No one laughs more than us.
What else should they do? We are knights who see life through rose-colored glasses
A life without you makes little sense. No life, no sound
It would be as though I were blind
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
Something lies before us, life lies before us
Can you sense the approach of joy?
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
We have wind in our sails again
And now nothing speaks against
achieving our goals, since many signs show that we are
superior for we are on the right track. Even when
we are met with problems
we can overcome the rain and remain calm
and manage it somehow
As we always have done
But without an inner map we would be lost and would have to
realize that we go in circles like on a
go-cart track
So let us be thankful that it isn't so
In times like these, we should never lose sight
of that which is the most important thing for so many people:
life's eternal challenge that has no rules except to
get to first place in the best time
But who cares what the people babble about, the inpatient ones who stumble
and fall
for achieving success through violence will not bring them anything
and that's exactly what we should understand
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
-Translation: me
Recommendations: Zeichen der Zeit, Söhne Mannheims, Glashaus
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
While the others toil and nothing happens
we are in the right place at the right time
and everything is taken care of. I am thankful for that
because every day with my brothers and sisters
I feel truly alive
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
The others can laugh. No one laughs more than us.
What else should they do? We are knights who see life through rose-colored glasses
A life without you makes little sense. No life, no sound
It would be as though I were blind
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
Something lies before us, life lies before us
Can you sense the approach of joy?
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
We have wind in our sails again
And now nothing speaks against
achieving our goals, since many signs show that we are
superior for we are on the right track. Even when
we are met with problems
we can overcome the rain and remain calm
and manage it somehow
As we always have done
But without an inner map we would be lost and would have to
realize that we go in circles like on a
go-cart track
So let us be thankful that it isn't so
In times like these, we should never lose sight
of that which is the most important thing for so many people:
life's eternal challenge that has no rules except to
get to first place in the best time
But who cares what the people babble about, the inpatient ones who stumble
and fall
for achieving success through violence will not bring them anything
and that's exactly what we should understand
What we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We need no weapons for it
Our only weapons are our minds
And what we can't achieve alone
We can achieve together
We must only be patient
For it won't take much longer
-Translation: me
Recommendations: Zeichen der Zeit, Söhne Mannheims, Glashaus
Lyrics Translation
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Elisabeth - Rastlose Jahre + Die Schattern Werden Länger
I discovered this musical a few years ago, and It's been my favorite show since then. It recounts the history of Empress Elisabeth of Austria while adding a romance between her and Death. Okay, it sounds a bit strange when I put it that way, but it's really good. Good music, good characters, and all that jazz.
This clip contains two songs from the second act of the musical. The first song takes place during a time when Elisabeth was unhappy with her husband and her whole life in general. She kept traveling to avoid Vienna. The guy in the black shirt who criticizes her is Luigi Lucheni, her assassin and the narrator of the musical. The second song (starting around 2:20) is one of the show's biggest hits. In this scene, Death basically tries to convince Rudolf (Elisabeth's unhappy son who eventually commits suicide) to get involved in politics. This results in a conflict between him and his father, and it ends in Rudolf's death.
Subtitles on the video done by me.
Recommendations: Rebecca, Mozart!, Marie Antoinette, Tanz der Vampire
Lyrics Translation
This clip contains two songs from the second act of the musical. The first song takes place during a time when Elisabeth was unhappy with her husband and her whole life in general. She kept traveling to avoid Vienna. The guy in the black shirt who criticizes her is Luigi Lucheni, her assassin and the narrator of the musical. The second song (starting around 2:20) is one of the show's biggest hits. In this scene, Death basically tries to convince Rudolf (Elisabeth's unhappy son who eventually commits suicide) to get involved in politics. This results in a conflict between him and his father, and it ends in Rudolf's death.
Subtitles on the video done by me.
Recommendations: Rebecca, Mozart!, Marie Antoinette, Tanz der Vampire
Lyrics Translation
Lacrimosa - Lichtgestalt
Back to gloomy rock, this time with Lacrimosa. They're classified as gothic metal, darkwave, and symphonic metal, but unlike most symphonic metal bands, their CDs have a couple purely orchestral songs and a few purely metal/rock songs. Lichtgestalt is definitely one of their more metal/rock songs. Actually, despite what I just said it reminds me a bit of Malice Mizer because of the keyboard... but it's very different in most other ways. Check it out:
Lyrics Translation:
I am the breath on your skin
I am the velvet around your body
I am the kiss on your neck
I am the shine on your eyelashes
I am the fullness of your hair
I am the corner of your eyes
I am the print of your fingers
I am the blood in your veins
And day in - day out I flow through your heart
No matter how fast you run
And how far you get
You carry me with you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
I am the unlived dream
I am the longing that is chasing you
I am the pain between your legs
I am the scream in your head
I am the silence - the fear of your soul
I am the lie - the loss of your dignity
I am the faint - the anger of your heart
I am the void - that you one day will become
No matter how fast you run
And how far you get
You carry me with you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
Creature of light, in your shadows I am turning
Translation: http://www.nomorelyrics.net/lacrimosa-lyrics/358323-lichtgestalt-lyrics.html
Recommendations: Iluminate, Elis, L'Âme Immortelle
Lyrics Translation
Lyrics Translation:
I am the breath on your skin
I am the velvet around your body
I am the kiss on your neck
I am the shine on your eyelashes
I am the fullness of your hair
I am the corner of your eyes
I am the print of your fingers
I am the blood in your veins
And day in - day out I flow through your heart
No matter how fast you run
And how far you get
You carry me with you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
I am the unlived dream
I am the longing that is chasing you
I am the pain between your legs
I am the scream in your head
I am the silence - the fear of your soul
I am the lie - the loss of your dignity
I am the faint - the anger of your heart
I am the void - that you one day will become
No matter how fast you run
And how far you get
You carry me with you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I am a part of you!
Creature of light, in your shadows I am turning
Translation: http://www.nomorelyrics.net/lacrimosa-lyrics/358323-lichtgestalt-lyrics.html
Recommendations: Iluminate, Elis, L'Âme Immortelle
Lyrics Translation
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Seeed- Dickes B
In case you were starting to worry that German music was all somewhat depressing and only consisted of rock and electronica, here's something completely different. This song is upbeat hip-hop/reggae about Berlin. Enjoy!
Lyric Translations:
The asphalt floor shook, my ears were ringing
When I lost my heart to a phat beat
Since then the city has seemed better to me than before
When I cruise through Berlin, reggae is my motor
I sing on my bike, sometimes bass and sometimes tenor
At home I turn up the sound - the neighbors don't mind
I throw down fresh beats at my record store
Concrete jungle, supersonic sound system culture
When there's a party, we're on the dance floor
The DJ makes the verse and the ladies the chorus
You sink into the bass like a corpse in a moor
It makes you move your knees, for the rhythm is hardcore
We show what we've got until 7 in the morning
Where others have a closing time, we have waste collection
Then we smoke a pipe, appear again
And blow thick smoke through the Brandenburg Gate
Phat B, up on the river
In summer you're great and in winter, it's painful
Mama Berlin, brick and gasoline
We love your ambience when we leave our houses
The Berlin air in comparison to other cities
Has the most delicious taste, the best quality of all
To celebrate parades and exclusive festivals
The masses have come here without being begged
They once went at Berlin with tanks and missiles
Today I live in the East between hanging flowers
I don't worry too much about money
Build stuff here and there, but nothing concrete
The city's bursting at the seams with coolness
But now where are the guys who stand seriously in line?
Their potential, their styles have to be relaxed
Too much power in their lungs for too few trumpets
Phat B, up on the river
In summer you're great and in winter, it's painful
Mama Berlin, brick and gasoline
We love your ambience when we leave our houses
This a one name it nice reggae music I say nice, nice
inna Berlin is just like a paradice, it nice
everybody say dem love di vibes, vibes
when the reggae play dem say dem feel allright
when the reggae play trust me ju nah fe worry,
everybody come the reggae vibes dem all a study
make we take a check up pan the crew dem way promote it.
cause a reggae well it come fe run the city.
every monday night you now say dat a escobar
coming from near me say you coming from far.
every tuesday night you now say dat a tanzbar.
everybody go dey want fe look like a star.
every wensday night you can go check out subground
way the reggae music mash the whole place down .
black kappa voice comming through di microphone
an make me say one love to all of the sound
big up Barney Millah , Concrete Jungle crew dem
big up Panza, Supersonic crew dem
big up Alex an the Such A Sound crew dem
and make me say one love to the nex sound dem.
we sing
Phat B, up on the river
In summer you're great and in winter, it's painful
Mama Berlin, brick and gasoline
We love your ambience when we leave our houses
Translation by me. Please excuse any mistakes; I'm not quite up to speed on German slang.
Recommendations: Gentleman, Freundeskreis
Lyrics Translation
Lyric Translations:
The asphalt floor shook, my ears were ringing
When I lost my heart to a phat beat
Since then the city has seemed better to me than before
When I cruise through Berlin, reggae is my motor
I sing on my bike, sometimes bass and sometimes tenor
At home I turn up the sound - the neighbors don't mind
I throw down fresh beats at my record store
Concrete jungle, supersonic sound system culture
When there's a party, we're on the dance floor
The DJ makes the verse and the ladies the chorus
You sink into the bass like a corpse in a moor
It makes you move your knees, for the rhythm is hardcore
We show what we've got until 7 in the morning
Where others have a closing time, we have waste collection
Then we smoke a pipe, appear again
And blow thick smoke through the Brandenburg Gate
Phat B, up on the river
In summer you're great and in winter, it's painful
Mama Berlin, brick and gasoline
We love your ambience when we leave our houses
The Berlin air in comparison to other cities
Has the most delicious taste, the best quality of all
To celebrate parades and exclusive festivals
The masses have come here without being begged
They once went at Berlin with tanks and missiles
Today I live in the East between hanging flowers
I don't worry too much about money
Build stuff here and there, but nothing concrete
The city's bursting at the seams with coolness
But now where are the guys who stand seriously in line?
Their potential, their styles have to be relaxed
Too much power in their lungs for too few trumpets
Phat B, up on the river
In summer you're great and in winter, it's painful
Mama Berlin, brick and gasoline
We love your ambience when we leave our houses
This a one name it nice reggae music I say nice, nice
inna Berlin is just like a paradice, it nice
everybody say dem love di vibes, vibes
when the reggae play dem say dem feel allright
when the reggae play trust me ju nah fe worry,
everybody come the reggae vibes dem all a study
make we take a check up pan the crew dem way promote it.
cause a reggae well it come fe run the city.
every monday night you now say dat a escobar
coming from near me say you coming from far.
every tuesday night you now say dat a tanzbar.
everybody go dey want fe look like a star.
every wensday night you can go check out subground
way the reggae music mash the whole place down .
black kappa voice comming through di microphone
an make me say one love to all of the sound
big up Barney Millah , Concrete Jungle crew dem
big up Panza, Supersonic crew dem
big up Alex an the Such A Sound crew dem
and make me say one love to the nex sound dem.
we sing
Phat B, up on the river
In summer you're great and in winter, it's painful
Mama Berlin, brick and gasoline
We love your ambience when we leave our houses
Translation by me. Please excuse any mistakes; I'm not quite up to speed on German slang.
Recommendations: Gentleman, Freundeskreis
Lyrics Translation
Paul van Dyk/Peter Heppner - Wir Sind Wir
Now for a bit of German history through music. No, not World War II, its aftermath. Germany trying to rebuild itself, deal with being separated into two countries, and eventually face reunification. This song is fairly laid back electronica, I suppose. I've seen it classified as trance, but it has more of a popish, epic chorus and melody than most trance I know. Well, check it out yourself and then you can label it.
The original version of the song can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hmswsKSrM (embedding was disabled). The video embedded below is a more mellow remix of the song with fewer synthesizers and a less catchy sound:
Lyrics Translation:
Day by day, year by year, when I walk through these streets
I see how the ruins of this city are rising up to houses again
But many windows stay empty, for many there was no returning
And we prefer not to talk about the things that just happened
But I ask...
I ask myself who we are
We are who we are, we are standing here
Seperated, beaten, and yet we are still alive
We are who we are, we are standing here
This just couldn't have been all, there is no time to be sad
We are who we are, we are standing here
We are who we are
Resurged from ruins we thought we achieved a dream
For 40 years we pulled together, we turned ash to gold
Now everything is different again, and that what was before has no worth today
Now we can have what we want, but didn't we actually want more?
And I ask...
I ask myself where we stand
We are who we are, we are standing here
Again united in one country, super rich and broke
We are who we are, we are standing here
We won't be broken down that easily, there is no time to be bitter
We are who we are, we are standing here
We are who we are
We are who we are
Seperated, beaten, and yet we are still around
We are who we are
And we will overcome it because life has to go on
We are who we are
It is only a bad run, we won't resign so easily, wont we?
Translation: Vadios83 on youtube
Recommendations: Wolfsheim, Deine Lakaien, Paul Van Dyk
Lyrics Translation
The original version of the song can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hmswsKSrM (embedding was disabled). The video embedded below is a more mellow remix of the song with fewer synthesizers and a less catchy sound:
Lyrics Translation:
Day by day, year by year, when I walk through these streets
I see how the ruins of this city are rising up to houses again
But many windows stay empty, for many there was no returning
And we prefer not to talk about the things that just happened
But I ask...
I ask myself who we are
We are who we are, we are standing here
Seperated, beaten, and yet we are still alive
We are who we are, we are standing here
This just couldn't have been all, there is no time to be sad
We are who we are, we are standing here
We are who we are
Resurged from ruins we thought we achieved a dream
For 40 years we pulled together, we turned ash to gold
Now everything is different again, and that what was before has no worth today
Now we can have what we want, but didn't we actually want more?
And I ask...
I ask myself where we stand
We are who we are, we are standing here
Again united in one country, super rich and broke
We are who we are, we are standing here
We won't be broken down that easily, there is no time to be bitter
We are who we are, we are standing here
We are who we are
We are who we are
Seperated, beaten, and yet we are still around
We are who we are
And we will overcome it because life has to go on
We are who we are
It is only a bad run, we won't resign so easily, wont we?
Translation: Vadios83 on youtube
Recommendations: Wolfsheim, Deine Lakaien, Paul Van Dyk
Lyrics Translation
Subway to Sally - Besser du rennst
I promised music from diverse genres, but now I'm posting another rock video. Sorry about that! But this is one of my favorite band's new songs, so you'll just have to deal with it. :)
Subway to Sally is usually credited as being the first Mittelalter Rock (aka Medieval Metal) band. Their sound is similar to Folk Metal, but generally less harsh, fast, and upbeat. They have evolved significantly over the years to the point where I'm not even sure if their latest album conforms to the label of Mittelalter Rock, but they're still good. Herzblut, Hochzeit, and Nord Nord Ost are my favorite albums of theirs.
"Besser Du Rennst" is from Subway to Sally's newest album, Kreuzfeuer. This isn't my favorite song of theirs, and I'm not all that impressed by the video, but they aren't well known outside Germany, so they don't have many videos to choose from.
Once again, the translation and similar bands can be found below the cut.
Empty your bags
Throw everything on the floor
You don't need these things
That weigh down your coat
You have cheated yourself
Of truth and of time
That demonically quickly vanished
You're borrowing your life
You will destroy everything here
I can only swear to you
It is time to start anew
It is time to flee
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you run
Say goodbye to everyone
To the days gone by
Let your stars dance
Clear the air at last
For you must now dare everything
You should not hold any sorrow
The world continues to turn
With or without you
You will destroy everything here
I can only swear to you
It is time to start anew
It is time to flee
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
You will destroy everything here
I can only swear to you
It is time to start anew
It is time to flee
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
Better that you run
-Lyrics: Subway to Sally; Translation: me
Similar bands: Schandmaul, Salatatio Mortis, In Extremo
Lyrics Translation
Subway to Sally is usually credited as being the first Mittelalter Rock (aka Medieval Metal) band. Their sound is similar to Folk Metal, but generally less harsh, fast, and upbeat. They have evolved significantly over the years to the point where I'm not even sure if their latest album conforms to the label of Mittelalter Rock, but they're still good. Herzblut, Hochzeit, and Nord Nord Ost are my favorite albums of theirs.
"Besser Du Rennst" is from Subway to Sally's newest album, Kreuzfeuer. This isn't my favorite song of theirs, and I'm not all that impressed by the video, but they aren't well known outside Germany, so they don't have many videos to choose from.
Once again, the translation and similar bands can be found below the cut.
Empty your bags
Throw everything on the floor
You don't need these things
That weigh down your coat
You have cheated yourself
Of truth and of time
That demonically quickly vanished
You're borrowing your life
You will destroy everything here
I can only swear to you
It is time to start anew
It is time to flee
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you run
Say goodbye to everyone
To the days gone by
Let your stars dance
Clear the air at last
For you must now dare everything
You should not hold any sorrow
The world continues to turn
With or without you
You will destroy everything here
I can only swear to you
It is time to start anew
It is time to flee
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
You will destroy everything here
I can only swear to you
It is time to start anew
It is time to flee
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
And as far
As your breath can take you
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
As fast as you can
Don't turn around
Maybe you'll escape sometime
Better that you go
Better that you move
Better that you run
Better that you run
-Lyrics: Subway to Sally; Translation: me
Similar bands: Schandmaul, Salatatio Mortis, In Extremo
Lyrics Translation
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
It's a blog! / Oomph! - Sandmann
Hi! Hmm, I've never had a blog before, but I've enjoyed reading plenty of other peoples' blogs, so I decided I might as well give it a go myself. I'll post links to music videos... whenever I feel like it, and I'll tell you about similar bands so you know where to look if you like what you hear. If you have any requests, want to know more, or want recommendations, let me know. I'm always happy to promote my favorite bands. :)
Lyrics Translation
Whenever I post a song, I'll post an English translation of it... unless I'm stupid and forget. I'm very forgetful. Another thing you should know: my tastes in music range a lot. So, if you hate what I post one week, don't worry, I'll probably post something very different the next week. Just pay attention to tags if you're not a fan of certain genres. I like metal, musicals, electronica, and many other genres, so I hope you'll be tolerant of what I post.
Poor Germany
Can you see your children?
How they stand in line before the abyss
Sick Germany
Can you understand their fear
When they go to sleep?
La Le Lu,
Only the man in the moon is watching
When the poor children sleep
You sleep too
La Le Lu,
And the small heart freezes over
When the other children ask:
"How much do you have?"
Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream
Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again
Poor Germany
Can you see your children?
How they slowly go to the wolves
Rich Germany
When will your fun die?
When will you understand?
La Le Lu,
Only the man in the moon is watching
When the poor children sleep
You sleep too
La Le Lu,
And the small heart freezes over
When the other children ask:
"How much do you have?"
Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream
Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again
Dry bread makes cheeks red
The young boy lives in need
He has been screaming enough to wound his lungs
The hunger burns in his child’s mouth
Dry bread makes cheeks red
But everyone is in his own boat
Now I’ll show you what affluence is
In the land that forgets its offspring
Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream
Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again
-Lyrics by Oomph!, translation by me
If you like this song, check out "Augen Auf" and "Labyrinth" by the same band, or "Brennende Liebe" (also by Oomph! but features the vocalist from L'Âme Immortelle). If you're looking for other similar bands, check out Rammstein, Eisbrecher, and Megaherz. ASP (my current favorite band) and L'Âme Immortelle are other bands who sing primarily in German and play music that often falls under the Neue Deutsche Härte label, but to my ears, they have a more original sound. ASP frequently uses instruments like violins and bagpipes to add a beautiful, melodic contrast to their heavy sound, and L'Âme Immortelle has a female vocalist, unlike most NDH bands.
Enough talk, more music!
My most recent obsession: "Sandmann" by Oomph! It's basically heavy, melodic Neue Deutsche Härte with (IMO) better lyrics than Rammstein. (Translation of the lyrics below the cut in case you're interested)
Poor Germany
Can you see your children?
How they stand in line before the abyss
Sick Germany
Can you understand their fear
When they go to sleep?
La Le Lu,
Only the man in the moon is watching
When the poor children sleep
You sleep too
La Le Lu,
And the small heart freezes over
When the other children ask:
"How much do you have?"
Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream
Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again
Poor Germany
Can you see your children?
How they slowly go to the wolves
Rich Germany
When will your fun die?
When will you understand?
La Le Lu,
Only the man in the moon is watching
When the poor children sleep
You sleep too
La Le Lu,
And the small heart freezes over
When the other children ask:
"How much do you have?"
Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream
Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again
Dry bread makes cheeks red
The young boy lives in need
He has been screaming enough to wound his lungs
The hunger burns in his child’s mouth
Dry bread makes cheeks red
But everyone is in his own boat
Now I’ll show you what affluence is
In the land that forgets its offspring
Sandman, Sandman
Turn the lights off
The truth is ugly
So send me a dream
Sandman, Sandman,
Come to me at home
Scatter sand in my eyes
And never wake me up again
-Lyrics by Oomph!, translation by me
If you like this song, check out "Augen Auf" and "Labyrinth" by the same band, or "Brennende Liebe" (also by Oomph! but features the vocalist from L'Âme Immortelle). If you're looking for other similar bands, check out Rammstein, Eisbrecher, and Megaherz. ASP (my current favorite band) and L'Âme Immortelle are other bands who sing primarily in German and play music that often falls under the Neue Deutsche Härte label, but to my ears, they have a more original sound. ASP frequently uses instruments like violins and bagpipes to add a beautiful, melodic contrast to their heavy sound, and L'Âme Immortelle has a female vocalist, unlike most NDH bands.
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