“Liege wieder wach” is song by German rapper Jamule. It was released on April 22, 2021 and appears on his 2021 album Sold. It reached number 3 on the German Singles chart, has spent 7 weeks on the chart, and is sitting at number 6 this week.
Jamal Manuel Issa Serrano, who performs as Jamule, is a rapper of Spanish and Lebanese descent from Essen, Germany. His first single entitled “NBA”, off of his 2019 EP entitled Ninio, made it onto the German singles chart at position 97. His first full album, etitled LSD, reached number 5 on the German Albums chart, and the single “Ich hol dich ab” reached number 5 on the German Singles chart. His 2020 collaboration with the production team KitschKrieg, entitled “Unterwegs”, reached number 1 on the German Singles chart.
‘zwar’ – This term is difficult to translate on it’s own. It is meant to signal to the reader or lister that, despite a statement being made, information is coming that will put parameters or limits on what is being stated. ‘Zwar’ always appears in a first statement, and will be followed by a second statement containing a rebuttal or a qualification of the first statement. The rebuttal statement will start with an adversative or concessive adverb. Most often this will be ‘aber’ (but), ‘doch’ (but, however), or ‘jedoch (but, however)’, but adverbs such as ‘dennoch’ (anyway, regardless), ‘trotzdem’ (still, regardless, nevertheless), ‘allerdings’ (however, though), or ‘immerhin’ (at least) can also be used. In this song the example we see is “Ich hab’ es zwar gesagt, doch es war so nicht gemeint” meaning ‘Yeah, I said it, but it was not meant that way’. In order to give an idea that a limiting statement is coming in the English translation I have added the word ‘yeah’.
‘noch immer’ – Literally translating as ‘still always’, this phrase means ‘still’. It has a slighly different meaning than ‘noch’ alone, implying that the thing that is still happening has been happening for some time.
‘es ist mir egal’ – Literally translating as ‘it is unimportant to me”, this phrase means “it doesn’t matter” or “I don’t care”. However, in this song we see the negative form ‘es ist mir nicht egal’, which would literally mean ‘it doesn’t not matter to me’ or ‘I don’t not care’. As a double negative creates a positive, Jamule is saying that it does matter to him.
‘sich denken’ – As with so many other terms, there is a nuanced difference between the verb ‘denken’ and the reflexive form ‘sich denken’. In the non-reflexive form ‘denken’ means ‘to think’ more in the general sense, or to be thinking about something at that specific moment. The reflexive form has more of a meaning of having mulled something over inside oneself. It can mean that you really understand something, that you saw something coming, or that you have already come to a certain conclusion. Aside from being translated as ‘to think’ it can also often be translated as ‘to figure’.
‘nicht normal’ – Literally translating as ‘not normal’, this phrase also means ‘crazy’, ‘insane’ or ‘strange’.
‘Angst haben’ – This is one of the expressions using the verb ‘haben’. Literally translating as ‘to have fear’, this phrase means ‘to be afraid’ or ‘to be scared’.
Compound Terms
‘zurückkommen’ – This is a compound term meaning ‘to come back’ or ‘to return’ that is made from the combined terms ‘zurück’ meaning ‘back’ and ‘kommen’ meaning ‘to come’. As with other compound verbs, ‘zurückkommen’ is a separable verb. However in this song, as it follows the term ‘wenn’ it appears in it’s non-separated form.
‘Hotelzimmer’ – As in English, this compound term is a combination of the words ‘Hotel’ meaning ‘hotel’ and ‘Zimmer’ meaning ‘room’.
‘Kopfficken’ – This is a compound term meaning ‘to mess with someone’s head’ or ‘to f*ck with someone’s head’ that is a combination of the noun ‘Kopf’ meaning ‘head’ and the verb ‘ficken’ meaning ‘to f*ck’. It is a separable verb.
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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown
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Liegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adj
[Verse 1] Zuzutoo | advvielvielmuch, a lot | pronistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | aux verb used with pp to form perfekt passiert,passierento happen; pass, cross | verb, reg | ppwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomwarenseinto be | verb, irreg | first and third pers pl pretblindblindblind | adjundundand | conj Sorrysorrysorry | interjsagensagento say; mean; tell | verb, reg | infinkostetkostento cost | verb, reg | third pers sing and sec pers pl presÜberwindungÜberwindung (no pl)overcoming; willpower, volition | noun | fem sing Seh’sehento see, look at; watch; recognize; notice; meet; know | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (sehe)esesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accananon, at, in; by, near; with; during | prep | triggers dat or accdei’mdeinyour | adj, poss | dat masc and neut sing (deinem)Blick,Blick (pl Blicke)look, glance; expression | noun | masc singduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomvermisstvermissento miss | verb, reg | sec and third pers sing and sec pers pl presunsunsto us, us | pron | acc and dat of wir (first pers pl) Aberaberbut, however | conjvielleichtvielleichtmaybe, perhaps; about, approximately | advistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accbesser,besserbetter | adjduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomvergisstvergessento forget; to leave behind | verb, irreg | sec and third pers sing presunsunsto us, us | pron | acc and dat of wir (first pers pl) Früherfrüherearlier; previously, back in the day | advschriebschreibento write | verb, irreg | first and third pers sing pretichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomdirdiryou, to you; yourself, to yourself | pron | dat of du (sec per sing)nochnochstill, even, yet; eventually, one day; (only) just | advtausendtausendthousand | adjHits,Hit (pl Hits)hit | noun | masc pldochdochbut, however, yet | conj Dasdaswho, that, which; this, that, it | pronhierhierhere, now | advistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presderderthe | art, def | nom masc, gen and dat fem, gen plletzteletztelast, final; latest; remaining | adjundundand | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accficktfickento f**k | verb, reg | third pers sing and sec pers pl presKopf,Kopf (Köpfe)head | noun | masc sing Denndennbecause | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomschmeck’schmeckento taste, taste like | verb, reg | first pers sing pres (schmecke)nochnochstill, even, yet; eventually, one day; (only) just | adv | | noch immer = stillimmerimmeralways, constantly, all the time | adv | | noch immer = stilldeinendeinyour | adj, poss | acc masc sing, dat plLipglossLipglosslip gloss | noun | neut sing Dochdochbut, however, yet | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presbesser,besserbetter | adjwennwennwhen, if | conjduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomnichtnichtnot | advzurückkommstzurückkommento come back, return | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres
[Pre-Chorus] Denndennbecause | conjimmer,immeralways, constantly, all the time | advwennwennwhen, if | conjduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomsagstsagento say, tell; mean | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres Dassdassthat, so that | conjduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)nochnochstill, even, yet; eventually, one day; (only) just | advmagstmögento like; want | verb, mod | sec pers sing pres Istseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accfürfürfor | prep | triggers accmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)hartharthard, tough; stiff, strong; firm; violent | adj Rennerennento run | verb, irreg | first pers sing presdurchdurchthrough | prep | triggers accdiediethe | art, def | nom fem sing and plNachtNacht (Nächte)night | noun | fem sing Wiewielike, how, the way | conjeineina, an | art, indef | nom masc or neut, acc neutPsychopathPsychopath (pl Psychopathen)psychopath | noun | masc sing Undundand | conjfindefindento find; think | verb, irreg | first pers sing preskeinenkeinno, no one, not | adj | acc masc sing, dat plSchlafSchlaf (no pl)sleep | noun | masc sing
[Chorus] IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres Waswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relhab’nhabento have, to get | verb, irreg | first & third pers pl pres | aux verb used with pp to form perfwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomunsunsto us, us | pron | acc and dat of wir (first pers pl)gedacht,denkenthink, believe | verb, irreg | pp | sich (etw) denken = to think, figureey?Tooltip contentDasdaswho, that, which; this, that, it | pronistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presdochdochbut, however, yet | conjnichtnichtnot | adv | | nicht normal = crazy, insane, strangenormalnormalnormal, usual | adj | | nicht normal = crazy, insane, strange Wiewiehow | adv | interrkonntenkönnenbe able to do, know how to do; be allowed to | verb, mod | first and third pers pl pretwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomnurnuronly, just | advdenken,denkento think, believe | verb, irreg | first and third pers pl presdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accklappt?klappento fold, flip, bend; to work out, go smoothly | verb, reg | third pers sing pres IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomerkenneerkennento recognize, see; understand; know | verb, irreg | first pers sing presmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)selbstselbstitself, himself, herself, myself; by yourself, alone | pronnichtnichtnot | advmehrmehrmore, anymore | advalleinalleinalone, lonely | adjimin + demin the | prep + def art | dat masc and neut singHotelzimmerHotelzimmer (pl Hotelzimmer)hotel room | noun | neut sing Undundand | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomhab’habento have; own; suffer from | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (habe) | aux verb used with pp to form perfgehofft,hoffento hope | verb, reg | ppdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accauchauchalso, even, really | conjohneohnewithout | advdichdichyou, yourself | pron | acc of du (sec pers sing)gehtgehenwalk; feel, do well; be possible; go; work; be about | verb, irreg | third pers sing and sec pers pl pres Dochdochbut, however, yet | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres
[Verse 2] Höraufhörento hear, listen to | verb, reg | sec pers sing impera | hör auf = stop, stop itaufaufhörento hear, listen to | verb, reg | prefix of sep verb | hör auf = stop, stop itzuzutoo | advwein’n,weinento cry | verb, reg | infinbittebitteplease | interjhöraufhörento hear, listen to | verb, reg | sec pers sing impera | hör auf = stop, stop itaufaufhörento hear, listen to | verb, reg | prefix of sep verb | hör auf = stop, stop itzuzutoo | advschrei’nschreiento scream, shout, yell | verb, irreg | infin IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomhab’habento have; own; suffer from | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (habe) | aux verb used with pp to form perfesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or acczwarzwarsignals a following contrary clause | advgesagt,sagento say, tell; mean | verb, reg | ppdochdochbut, however, yet | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accwarseinto be | verb, irreg | first pers sing pretsososo; as; like this/that | advnichtnichtnot | advgemeintgemeintintended | adj IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomweiß,wissento know; be aware of | verb, irreg | first pers sing presduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomhassthassento hate, detest, loathe | verb, reg | sec and third pers sing and sec pers pl presjeden,jedereach, every, any | adj | acc masc singmitmitwith, at, including | prep | triggers datdemderthe | art, def | dat masc and neut singichichI | pron | first pers sing, nombinseinto be | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomweiß,wissento know; be aware of | verb, irreg | first pers sing presduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomhasthabento have, to get | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres | Angst haben = to be afraid/scaredAngst,Angst (pl Ängste)worry, fear, anxiety; phobia | noun | fem sing | Angst haben = to be afraid/scaredichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomseh’sehento see, look at; watch; recognize; notice; meet; know | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (sehe)esesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accininin, at, to; into to | prep | takes dat or acc Deinendeinyour | adj, poss | acc masc sing, dat plAugen,Auge (pl Augen)eye | noun | neut plduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomvertraustvertrauento trust, have confidence in | verb, reg | sec pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advmehrmehrmore, anymore | adv Duduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomsagstsagento say, tell; mean | verb, reg | sec pers sing presduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomwillstwollento want | verb, mod | sec pers sing presmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)dochdochbut, however, yet | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomglaub’,glaubento believe, think, guess | verb, reg | first pers sing presdirdiryou, to you; yourself, to yourself | pron | dat of du (sec per sing)nichtnichtnot | advmehrmehrmore, anymore | adv Undundand | conjdeshalbdeshalbtherefore, because of this | advistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accbesser,besserbetter | adjsososo; as; like this/that | advwiewiehow | adv | interr, relesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres Trotzdemtrotzdemstill; regardless, nevertheless, anyway | advmerkemerkento notice, see | verb, reg | first pers sing presichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomwiewiehow | adv | interr, relsehrsehrvery | advichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomdichdichyou, yourself | pron | acc of du (sec pers sing)vermiss’vermissento miss | verb, reg | first pers sing pres (vermisse)
[Chorus] IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres Waswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relhab’nhabento have, to get | verb, irreg | first & third pers pl pres | aux verb used with pp to form perfwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomunsunsto us, us | pron | acc and dat of wir (first pers pl)gedacht,denkenthink, believe | verb, irreg | pp | sich (etw) denken = to think, figureey?Tooltip contentDasdaswho, that, which; this, that, it | pronistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presdochdochbut, however, yet | conjnichtnichtnot | adv | | nicht normal = crazy, insane, strangenormalnormalnormal, usual | adj | | nicht normal = crazy, insane, strange Wiewiehow | adv | interrkonntenkönnenbe able to do, know how to do; be allowed to | verb, mod | first and third pers pl pretwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomnurnuronly, just | advdenken,denkento think, believe | verb, irreg | first and third pers pl presdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accklappt?klappento fold, flip, bend; to work out, go smoothly | verb, reg | third pers sing pres IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomerkenneerkennento recognize, see; understand; know | verb, irreg | first pers sing presmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)selbstselbstitself, himself, herself, myself; by yourself, alone | pronnichtnichtnot | advmehrmehrmore, anymore | advalleinalleinalone, lonely | adjimin + demin the | prep + def art | dat masc and neut singHotelzimmerHotelzimmer (pl Hotelzimmer)hotel room | noun | neut sing Undundand | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomhab’habento have; own; suffer from | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (habe) | aux verb used with pp to form perfgehofft,hoffento hope | verb, reg | ppdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accauchauchalso, even, really | conjohneohnewithout | advdichdichyou, yourself | pron | acc of du (sec pers sing)gehtgehenwalk; feel, do well; be possible; go; work; be about | verb, irreg | third pers sing and sec pers pl pres Dochdochbut, however, yet | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres
[Pre-Chorus] Denndennbecause | conjimmer,immeralways, constantly, all the time | advwennwennwhen, if | conjduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomsagstsagento say, tell; mean | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres Dassdassthat, so that | conjduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)nochnochstill, even, yet; eventually, one day; (only) just | advmagstmögento like; want | verb, mod | sec pers sing pres Istseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accfürfürfor | prep | triggers accmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)hartharthard, tough; stiff, strong; firm; violent | adj Rennerennento run | verb, irreg | first pers sing presdurchdurchthrough | prep | triggers accdiediethe | art, def | nom fem sing and plNachtNacht (Nächte)night | noun | fem sing Wiewielike, how, the way | conjeineina, an | art, indef | nom masc or neut, acc neutPsychopathPsychopath (pl Psychopathen)psychopath | noun | masc sing Undundand | conjfindefindento find; think | verb, irreg | first pers sing preskeinenkeinno, no one, not | adj | acc masc sing, dat plSchlafSchlaf (no pl)sleep | noun | masc sing
[Chorus] IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres Waswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relhab’nhabento have, to get | verb, irreg | first & third pers pl pres | aux verb used with pp to form perfwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomunsunsto us, us | pron | acc and dat of wir (first pers pl)gedacht,denkenthink, believe | verb, irreg | pp | sich (etw) denken = to think, figureey?Tooltip contentDasdaswho, that, which; this, that, it | pronistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presdochdochbut, however, yet | conjnichtnichtnot | adv | | nicht normal = crazy, insane, strangenormalnormalnormal, usual | adj | | nicht normal = crazy, insane, strange Wiewiehow | adv | interrkonntenkönnenbe able to do, know how to do; be allowed to | verb, mod | first and third pers pl pretwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomnurnuronly, just | advdenken,denkento think, believe | verb, irreg | first and third pers pl presdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accklappt?klappento fold, flip, bend; to work out, go smoothly | verb, reg | third pers sing pres IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomerkenneerkennento recognize, see; understand; know | verb, irreg | first pers sing presmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)selbstselbstitself, himself, herself, myself; by yourself, alone | pronnichtnichtnot | advmehrmehrmore, anymore | advalleinalleinalone, lonely | adjimin + demin the | prep + def art | dat masc and neut singHotelzimmerHotelzimmer (pl Hotelzimmer)hotel room | noun | neut sing Undundand | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomhab’habento have; own; suffer from | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (habe) | aux verb used with pp to form perfgehofft,hoffento hope | verb, reg | ppdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accauchauchalso, even, really | conjohneohnewithout | advdichdichyou, yourself | pron | acc of du (sec pers sing)gehtgehenwalk; feel, do well; be possible; go; work; be about | verb, irreg | third pers sing and sec pers pl pres Dochdochbut, however, yet | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres Wiewiehow | adv | interrkonntenkönnenbe able to do, know how to do; be allowed to | verb, mod | first and third pers pl pretwirwirwe | pron | first pers pl, nomnurnuronly, just | advdenken,denkento think, believe | verb, irreg | first and third pers pl presdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accklappt?klappento fold, flip, bend; to work out, go smoothly | verb, reg | third pers sing pres IchichI | pron | first pers sing, nomerkenneerkennento recognize, see; understand; know | verb, irreg | first pers sing presmichmichme, I | pron | acc of ich (first pers sing)selbstselbstitself, himself, herself, myself; by yourself, alone | pronnichtnichtnot | advmehrmehrmore, anymore | advalleinalleinalone, lonely | adjimin + demin the | prep + def art | dat masc and neut singHotelzimmerHotelzimmer (pl Hotelzimmer)hotel room | noun | neut sing Undundand | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomhab’habento have; own; suffer from | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres (habe) | aux verb used with pp to form perfgehofft,hoffento hope | verb, reg | ppdassdassthat, so that | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accauchauchalso, even, really | conjohneohnewithout | advdichdichyou, yourself | pron | acc of du (sec pers sing)gehtgehenwalk; feel, do well; be possible; go; work; be about | verb, irreg | third pers sing and sec pers pl pres Dochdochbut, however, yet | conjichichI | pron | first pers sing, nomliegeliegento lie, be located | verb, irreg | first pers sing preswiederwiederagain | advwachwachawake, alert | adjdenndennbecause | conjesesit, he, she, him, her | pron | third pers sing neut or impers, nom or accistseinto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presmirmirme, to me | pron | dat of ich (first pers sing)nichtnichtnot | advegalegalunimportant; all the same to me; same, identical | adj | | das/es ist mir egal = It doesn’t matter, I don’t care Wowowhere | adv | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nomgradegeradenow, at the moment; just, a short while ago; only; exactly | adv | alt coll formbistseinto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing presundundand | conjwaswaswhat; that which | pron | interr or relduduyou | pron | sec pers sing inform, nommachstmachento do, complete; prepare; make, create; develop, evolve | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres
Lyrics with Translation
Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.
Liege wieder wach I Lie Awake Again
[Verse 1] Zu viel ist passiert, wir waren blind und Too much has happened, we were blind and Sorry sagen kostet Überwindung Saying sorry costs willpower Seh’ es an dei’m Blick, du vermisst uns It shows in your look, you miss us Aber vielleicht ist es besser, du vergisst uns But maybe it’s better you forget us Früher schrieb ich dir noch tausend Hits, doch Back in the day I wrote you a thousand hits, but Das hier ist der letzte und es fickt Kopf This is the last one and it fucks with one’s head Denn ich schmeck’ noch immer deinen Lipgloss Because I still taste your lip gloss Doch es ist besser, wenn du nicht zurückkommst But it’s better if you don’t come back
[Pre-Chorus] Denn immer, wenn du sagst Because always, when you say Dass du mich noch magst That you still like me Ist es für mich hart Is it hard for me Renne durch die Nacht Running through the night Wie ein Psychopath Like a psychopath Und finde keinen Schlaf And not finding sleep
[Chorus] Ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing Was hab’n wir uns gedacht, ey? What were we thinking, ey? Das ist doch nicht normal This is crazy Wie konnten wir nur denken, dass es klappt? How could we think that it would work out? Ich erkenne mich selbst nicht mehr, allein im Hotelzimmer I don’t recognize myself anymore, alone in this hotel room Und ich hab’ gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht And I was hoping that it would work without you Doch ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal But I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing
[Verse 2] Hör auf zu wein’n, bitte hör auf zu schrei’n Stop crying, please stop screaming Ich hab’ es zwar gesagt, doch es war so nicht gemeint Yeah, I said it, but it was not meant that way Ich weiß, du hasst jeden, mit dem ich bin I know you hate everyone I’m with Ich weiß, du hast Angst, ich seh’ es in I know you’re scared, I see it in Deinen Augen, du vertraust mir nicht mehr Your eyes, you don’t trust me anymore Du sagst, du willst mich, doch ich glaub’ dir nicht mehr You say you want me, but I don’t believe you anymore Und deshalb ist es besser, so wie es ist And that’s why it’s better the way it is Trotzdem merke ich, wie sehr ich dich vermiss’ Nevertheless, I realize how much I miss you’
[Chorus] Ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing Was hab’n wir uns gedacht, ey? What were we thinking, ey? Das ist doch nicht normal This is crazy Wie konnten wir nur denken, dass es klappt? How could we think that it would work out? Ich erkenne mich selbst nicht mehr, allein im Hotelzimmer I don’t recognize myself anymore, alone in this hotel room Und ich hab’ gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht And I was hoping that it would work without you Doch ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal But I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing
[Pre-Chorus] Denn immer, wenn du sagst Because always, when you say Dass du mich noch magst That you still like me Ist es für mich hart Is it hard for me Renne durch die Nacht Running through the night Wie ein Psychopath Like a psychopath Und finde keinen Schlaf And not finding sleep
[Chorus] Ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing Was hab’n wir uns gedacht, ey? What were we thinking, ey? Das ist doch nicht normal This is crazy Wie konnten wir nur denken, dass es klappt? How could we think that it would work out? Ich erkenne mich selbst nicht mehr, allein im Hotelzimmer I don’t recognize myself anymore, alone in this hotel room Und ich hab’ gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht And I was hoping that it would work without you Doch ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal But I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing
Wie konnten wir nur denken, dass es klappt? How could we think that it would work out? Ich erkenne mich selbst nicht mehr, allein im Hotelzimmer I don’t recognize myself anymore, alone in this hotel room Und ich hab’ gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht And I was hoping that it would work without you Doch ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal But I lie awake again, because it matters to me Wo du grade bist und was du machst Where you are and what you are doing
Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song
Possessive Adjectives:
Seh’ es an dei’m (deinem) Blick, du vermisst uns
Denn ich schmeck’ noch immer deinen Lipgloss
Deinen Augen, du vertraust mir nicht mehr
Dative Case:
Seh’ es an dei’m Blick, du vermisst uns
Früher schrieb ich dir noch tausend Hits, doch
Ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal
Doch ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal
Ich weiß, du hasst jeden, mit dem ich bin
Deinen Augen, du vertraust mir nicht mehr
Du sagst, du willst mich, doch ich glaub’ dir nicht mehr
Accusative Case:
Seh’ es an dei’m Blick, du vermisst uns
Aber vielleicht ist es besser, du vergisst uns
Früher schrieb ich dir noch tausend Hits, doch
Denn ich schmeck’ noch immer deinen Lipgloss
Dass du mich noch magst
Ist es für mich hart
Renne durch die Nacht
Und finde keinen Schlaf
Was hab’n wir uns gedacht, ey?
Ich erkenne mich selbst nicht mehr, allein im Hotelzimmer
Und ich hab’ gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht
Ich hab’ es zwar gesagt, doch es war so nicht gemeint
Ich weiß, du hasst jeden, mit dem ich bin
Ich weiß, du hast Angst, ich seh’ es in
Deinen Augen, du vertraust mir nicht mehr
Du sagst, du willst mich, doch ich glaub’ dir nicht mehr
Trotzdem merke ich, wie sehr ich dich vermiss’
Irregular Present Tense Verbs:
sein:
Zu viel ist passiert, wir waren blind und
Aber vielleicht ist es besser, du vergisst uns
Das hier ist der letzte und es fickt Kopf
Doch es ist besser, wenn du nicht zurückkommst
Ist es für mich hart
Ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal
Wo du grade bist und was du machst
Das ist doch nicht normal
Doch ich liege wieder wach, denn es ist mir nicht egal
Und deshalb ist es besser, so wie es ist
Ich weiß, du hasst jeden, mit dem ich bin
haben:
Was hab’n (haben) wir uns gedacht, ey?
Und ich hab’ (habe) gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht
Ich hab’ (habe) es zwar gesagt, doch es war so nicht gemeint
Ich weiß, du hast Angst, ich seh’ es in
sehen:
Seh’ (sehe) es an dei’m Blick, du vermisst uns
Ich weiß, du hast Angst, ich seh’ (sehe) es in
wissen:
Ich weiß, du hasst jeden, mit dem ich bin
Ich weiß, du hast Angst, ich seh’ es in
Modal Verbs:
mögen:
Dass du mich noch magst
wollen:
Du sagst, du willst mich, doch ich glaub’ dir nicht mehr
Separable Verbs:
Doch es ist besser, wenn du nicht zurückkommst (unseparated after ‘wenn’)
Hör auf zu wein’n, bitte hör auf zu schrei’n
Das hier ist der letzte und es fickt Kopf
Expressions with ‘haben’:
Ich weiß, du hast Angst, ich seh’ es in
Imperative:
Hör auf zu wein’n, bitte hör auf zu schrei’n
Präteritum:
Zu viel ist passiert, wir waren blind und
Früher schrieb ich dir noch tausend Hits, doch
Ich hab’ es zwar gesagt, doch es war so nicht gemeint
Wie konnten wir nur denken, dass es klappt?
Perfekt:
Was hab’n (haben) wir uns gedacht, ey?
Zu viel ist passiert, wir waren blind und
Und ich hab’ (habe) gehofft, dass es auch ohne dich geht
Ich hab’ (habe) es zwar gesagt, doch es war so nicht gemeint
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