Cheri, Cheri Lady – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Beatrice Egli, Thomas Anders

Lyrics & Translation

This bilingual version of 'Cheri, Cheri Lady' offers a unique and enjoyable way to learn German through music. By listening to Beatrice Egli's heartfelt German lyrics interwoven with the classic English chorus, you can pick up new vocabulary and phrasing in the context of a beloved pop anthem. The song's clear vocals and catchy melody make it easy to follow along and practice your pronunciation of both languages.

[English]

Oh, I know how it was in the 80s

Everything colorful, everything flashy, such a time

I heard it told, she would have liked to experience it

That era, that world simply wild

And we sang this song

And it went like this

Cheri, cheri lady, going through emotion

Love is where you find it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, living in devotion

It's always like the first time, let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady, like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, to know you is to love you

If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

Tell me, is this truly immortal to you?

Your hits endure through time

What a great gift, oh, you know what I'm thinking

Because even your music, yes, it remains

In this song we dance

And it goes like this

Cheri, cheri lady, going through emotion

Love is where you find it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, living in devotion

It's always like the first time, let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady, like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, to know you is to love you

If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

Cheri, cheri lady, going through emotion

Love is where you find it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, living in devotion

It's always like the first time, let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady, like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, to know you is to love you

If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

[German]

Oh, ich weiß, wie das war in den 80er-Jahren

Alles bunt, alles schrill, bis eine Zeit

Ich bekam es erzählt, hätt's sie gerne erlebt

Diese Zeit, diese Welt einfach wild

Und wir sangen dieses Lied

Und es ging so

Cheri, cheri lady, going through emotion

Love is where you find it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, living in devotion

It's always like the first time, let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady, like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, to know you is to love you

If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

Sag mir ist das für dich bist echt unsterblich

Deine Hits überdauern die Zeit

So ein großes Geschenk, ach, du weißt, was ich denk'

Denn auch deine Musik, ja, sie bleibt

In diesem Lied tanzen wir

Und das geht so

Cheri, cheri lady, going through emotion

Love is where you find it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, living in devotion

It's always like the first time, let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady, like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, to know you is to love you

If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

Cheri, cheri lady, going through emotion

Love is where you find it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, living in devotion

It's always like the first time, let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady, like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it, listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady, to know you is to love you

If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Liebe /ˈliːbə/ A1	noun - love
Herz /hɛʁts/ A1	noun - heart
Zeit /t͡saɪt/ A1	noun - time
Lied /liːt/ A1	noun - song
Musik /muˈziːk/ A1	noun - music
Geschenk /ɡəˈʃɛŋk/ A2	noun - gift, present
Emotion /eˈmoːt͡si̯oːn/ B1	noun - emotion
Welt /vɛlt/ A1	noun - world
Jahr /jaːɐ̯/ A1	noun - year
wild /vɪlt/ A2	adjective - wild
bunt /bʊnt/ A2	adjective - colorful, bright
schrill /ʃʁɪl/ B2	adjective - loud, harsh, gaudy
unsterblich /ˈʊnˌʃtɛʁblɪç/ C1	adjective - immortal
leben /ˈleːbən/ A1	verb - to live
singen /ˈzɪŋən/ A1	verb - to sing
hören /ˈhøːʁən/ A1	verb - to listen, to hear
lieben /ˈliːbn̩/ A1	verb - to love
nehmen /ˈneːmən/ A1	verb - to take
verlieren /fɛʁˈliːʁən/ B1	verb - to lose

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh, ich weiß, wie das war in den 80er-Jahren

  ➔ Past Tense (wissen) & Prepositional Phrase (in den 80er-Jahren)

  ➔ The verb 'wissen' (to know) is conjugated in the past tense to describe a past state of knowing. The phrase 'in den 80er-Jahren' specifies *when* the knowing occurred – 'in the 80s'.

• Sag mir ist das für dich bist echt unsterblich

  ➔ Indirect Question & Adjective Agreement

  ➔ This is an indirect question introduced by 'Sag mir' (Tell me). The adjective 'unsterblich' (immortal) agrees in gender, number, and case with the implied subject ('das' referring to something).

• Deine Hits überdauern die Zeit

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun & Transitive Verb

  ➔ 'Deine' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'your'. 'überdauern' (to outlast) is a transitive verb, meaning it takes a direct object ('die Zeit' - time).

• Love is where you find it

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Complement & Relative Clause

  ➔ This sentence uses a simple subject-verb-complement structure. 'where you find it' functions as an adverbial clause of place, specifying *where* love exists. It's a reduced relative clause.

• If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1) & Future Tense

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence. 'If you call me baby' is the condition, and 'I'll be always yours' is the result. 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will' and indicates a future action.