Amoi seg' ma uns wieder – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Andreas Gabalier
• Album: Vergiss mein nicht

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the deeply moving Austrian song, "Amoi seg' ma uns wieder" by Andreas Gabalier. This song provides an opportunity to learn about Austrian culture and the German language through its poignant lyrics about hope and remembrance. Discover the emotional power of music and how it can connect us through shared experiences of love and loss.

[English]

It's our time to go, that's for sure

Like a leaf carried by the wind

Back to where we came from as kids

When blood in your veins turns cold

Because your heart stops beating

And you take flight to the angels above

Then there's no fear, just let yourself go

There's something beyond this life, you'll see

One day we'll meet again

One day I’ll look down from above

Lay my head in grateful rest on my old day

And close my eyes for all the times

All that remains are memories

And slowly it becomes clear

That nothing is the same as before

Then hope for a reunion

Gives strength to my heartbeat, to keep on living

One day we'll meet again

One day I’ll look down from above

Lay my head in grateful rest on my old day

And close my eyes for all the times

A light shines softly into eternity

In memory of the time we had

One day we’ll meet again

One day I’ll look down from above

Lay my head in grateful rest on my old day

And close my eyes for all the times

In memory of the life we've lived

Lay my head in grateful rest on my old day

And close my eyes for all the times

In memory of the life we've lived

[German]

Uns oin is die Zeit zu gehen bestimmt

Wie a Blattl trogn vom Wind

Geht's zum Ursprung zruck als Kind

Wenn des Bluat in deine Adern gfriert

Wei dei Herz aufhört zu schlogn

Und du aufi zu die Engerl fliagst

Dann hob ka Angst und loss di anfoch trogn

Weil es gibt was nach dem Lebm, du wirst scho segn

Amoi seg ma uns wieder

Amoi schau i a von obm zua

Auf meine oitn Tag leg i mi dankend nieder

Und moch für olle Zeitn meine Augen zua

Ois wos bleibt ist die Erinnerung

Und schön langsam wird da kloar

Dass nix mehr is wias woar

Dann soll die Hoffnung auf a Wiedesehn

Mir die Kroft in mein Herzschlog legn, um weiter zu lebm

Amoi seg ma uns wieder

Amoi schau i a von obm zua

Auf meine oitn Tag leg i mi dankend nieder

Und moch für olle Zeitn meine Augen zua

A Liacht sui da leichtn bis in die Ewigkeit

Zur Erinnerung an die Lebenszeit

Amoi seg ma uns wieder

Amoi schau i a von obm zua

Auf meine oitn Tag leg i mi dankend nieder

Und moch für olle Zeitn meine Augen zua

Auf meine oitn Tag leg i mi dankend nieder

Und moch für olle Zeitn meine Augen zua

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Zeit /tsaɪt/ A2	noun - time
gehen /ˈɡeːən/ A2	verb - to go
Blattl /ˈblatl/ B1	noun - little leaf
Wind /vɪnt/ A2	noun - air in motion
Ursprung /ˈʊʁʃpʊŋ/ B2	noun - origin, source
Bluat /ˈblaʊt/ B1	noun - blood
Adern /ˈaːdn̩/ B2	noun - vein
Herz /hɛʁt/ A2	noun - heart
schlogn /ʃlɔɡn/ B1	verb - to beat, to strike
Engerl /ˈɛŋlɐ/ B2	noun - angel (diminutive or affectionate form)
Angst /aŋst/ A2	noun - fear, anxiety
Nach /nax/ A2	preposition - after, following
Lebm /ˈlɛbm/ B2	noun - life
segn /zɛŋ/ B2	verb - to say, to tell
Schau /ʃaʊ/ A2	verb - to look, to watch
wieder /ˈviːdɐ/ A2	adverb - again, anew
Augen /ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩/ A1	noun - eyes
Tag /taːk/ A1	noun - day

Key Grammar Structures

• Uns oin is die Zeit zu gehen bestimmt

  ➔ Infinitive with 'zu' indicating purpose or intention

  ➔ 'zu' + verb creates an infinitive form used to express purpose or intention

• Wie a Blattl trogn vom Wind

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating movement or being carried by something

  ➔ Prepositions like 'vom' show the origin or source of the action

• Und du aufi zu die Engerl fliagst

  ➔ Infinitive form 'zu' + verb indicating purpose or goal

  ➔ 'zu' + verb expresses the purpose or direction of the action

• Auf meine oitn Tag leg i mi dankend nieder

  ➔ Verb 'legen' in compound form with reflexive pronoun 'i' (I), expressing laying oneself down

  ➔ The verb 'legen' means 'to lay' or 'to put down', here used reflexively to indicate laying oneself down

• Und moch für olle Zeitn meine Augen zua

  ➔ Subjunctive form for expressing a wish or hope ('moch')

  ➔ 'moch' is a dialectal or poetic form expressing hope or wish

• A Liacht sui da leichtn bis in die Ewigkeit

  ➔ Future tense construction with 'sui' indicating 'shall' or 'will'

  ➔ 'sui' functions as an auxiliary to form the future tense in this dialect