Angst – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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Angst /æŋst/ B2 |
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schwarz /ʃvaʁts/ A2 |
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Mann /man/ A1 |
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Furcht /fʊʁçt/ B2 |
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Nacht /naχt/ A1 |
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schleichend /ʃlaɪ̯çənt/ B2 |
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Feuer /ˈfɔʏ̯ɐ/ A2 |
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Wahn /va:n/ C1 |
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Albtraum /ˈalbˌtʁaʊ̯m/ B2 |
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brav /bra:f/ B1 |
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bewacht /bəˈvaχt/ B2 |
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schwer /ʃveːɐ̯/ A2 |
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können /ˈkœnən/ A2 |
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gehen /ˈɡeːən/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Wenn die Kinder unerzogen schon der Vater hat gedroht
➔ Use of present perfect tense to describe an action that happened in the past but has relevance to the present.
➔ The phrase "hat gedroht" is in the present perfect tense, combining the auxiliary verb "hat" (has) with the past participle "gedroht" (threatened).
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Und das glauben wir bis heute
➔ Use of the present tense "glauben" to express a current belief or state.
➔ The verb "glauben" is in the present tense, indicating an ongoing belief or perception that persists into the present.
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Schwer bewaffnet ist die Meute
➔ Inversion of subject and verb for emphasis, common in poetic or stylized language.
➔ The phrase follows a typical inversion pattern: the adjective phrase "Schwer bewaffnet" (heavily armed) precedes the subject "die Meute" (the pack).
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Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann
➔ Use of the interrogative pronoun "wer" to ask questions about people or subjects.
➔ The question "Wer hat Angst" is asking who is afraid, where "wer" is the subject pronoun used for asking about people.
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Und die Furcht wächst in die Nacht
➔ Use of the present tense "wächst" to describe ongoing action happening in the present.
➔ The verb "wächst" is in the present tense, indicating that the fear is increasing continuously in the current moment.
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Gar kein Auge zugemacht
➔ Use of the negation "kein" with the noun "Auge" to express 'not a single eye closed', emphasizing total sleep deprivation.
➔ The phrase "Gar kein Auge zugemacht" uses "kein" to negate "Auge" indicating that not a single eye was closed.