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Wenn der Dunst die Blicke anders lenkt 01:41
Und du alles, aber nicht was du sonst siehst, siehst 01:46
Das Spiel ist aus 02:00
Doch die Automaten surren weiter ihre seltsame Melodie 02:03
Und wenn der Nebel sich legt und der Schleier sich hebt 02:39
Wenn Blicke sich treffen wird nichts mehr so sein wie davor 02:49
Im falschen Leben, ganzer Film 03:04
Kein Ende, kein Anfang, ich tausche die Räume 03:09
Aber ich komm zurück in einer anderen Stimmung 04:12
Vielleicht bedrückt 04:20
Und ich komm zurück in einer anderen Stimmung 04:27
Vielleicht verrückt 04:35
Und ich komm zurück in einer anderen Stimmung 04:42
Vielleicht entzückt 04:49
Und ich komm zurück in einer anderen Stimmung 04:57
Vielleicht nur Glück 05:04
Und ich komm zurück, und ich komm zurück 05:11
Und ich komm zurück, und ich komm zurück 05:18
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Dunst – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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Dive into the raw and emotionally charged soundscape of DIE NERVEN's "Dunst," a compelling track that offers a unique gateway into the German language. Through its evocative post-punk style and atmospheric lyrics, listeners can explore how German can convey complex emotions and subtle meanings, even when the words themselves hint at vagueness and uncertainty. This song is special for its ability to immerse you in a mood, encouraging an intuitive understanding of the language through its powerful musical expression.

[English]
When the haze shifts your gaze in another direction
And you see everything, but not what you normally see
The game is over
But the machines keep humming their strange melody
And when the mist clears and the veil lifts
When eyes meet, nothing will ever be the same as before
In a false life, a whole movie
No end, no beginning, I swap the rooms
But I come back in a different mood
Maybe feeling down
And I come back in a different mood
Maybe feeling crazy
And I come back in a different mood
Maybe delighted
And I come back in a different mood
Maybe just lucky
And I come back, and I come back
And I come back, and I come back
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

Dunst

/dʊnst/

B2
  • noun
  • - haze, mist

lenkt

/lɛŋkt/

B1
  • verb
  • - directs, diverts

Blicke

/ˈblɪkə/

A2
  • noun
  • - glances, looks

surren

/ˈzʊrən/

B2
  • verb
  • - to hum, buzz

seltsame

/ˈzɛltzamə/

B1
  • adjective
  • - strange, odd

Nebel

/ˈneːbl̩/

A2
  • noun
  • - fog, mist

Schleier

/ˈʃlaɪ̯ər/

B2
  • noun
  • - veil, shroud

treffen

/ˈtrɛfən/

A2
  • verb
  • - to meet, encounter

falsch

/falsch/

A1
  • adjective
  • - wrong, false

Leben

/ˈleːbən/

A1
  • noun
  • - life

Film

/fɪlm/

A1
  • noun
  • - film, movie

Räume

/ˈrɔɪ̯mə/

A2
  • noun
  • - rooms, spaces

Stimmung

/ˈʃtɪmʊŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - mood, atmosphere

bedrückt

/bəˈdʀʏkt/

B2
  • adjective
  • - oppressed, depressed

verrückt

/fɛˈʁʏkt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - crazy, insane

entzückt

/ɛntˈt͡sʏkt/

B2
  • adjective
  • - delighted, enchanted

Glück

/ɡlʏk/

A2
  • noun
  • - luck, happiness

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Wenn der Dunst die Blicke anders lenkt

    ➔ Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (conditional or temporal clause)

    ➔ The conjunction 'wenn' introduces a dependent clause describing a condition or time when 'the haze directs the gazes differently'.

  • Und du alles, aber nicht was du sonst siehst, siehst

    ➔ Emphasis through word order and repetition of 'siehst'

    ➔ The verb 'siehst' (you see) is repeated for emphasis, creating a poetic contrast between 'you see everything, but not what you usually see'.

  • Doch die Automaten surren weiter ihre seltsame Melodie

    ➔ Main clause with inverted word order for emphasis ('doch' at start)

    ➔ Placing 'doch' at the beginning reverses usual order, emphasizing contrast: 'Yet the machines continue to buzz their strange melody'.

  • Wenn der Nebel sich legt und der Schleier sich hebt

    ➔ Parallel subordinate clauses with reflexive verbs

    ➔ Both 'sich legt' and 'sich hebt' are reflexive constructions meaning 'the fog settles' and 'the veil lifts', showing parallel structure.

  • Wenn Blicke sich treffen wird nichts mehr so sein wie davor

    ➔ Subordinate clause with future form 'wird ... sein'

    ➔ The structure 'wird ... sein' expresses future tense: 'nothing will be the same as before when gazes meet'.

  • Im falschen Leben, ganzer Film

    ➔ Elliptical (incomplete) nominal phrase for stylistic effect

    ➔ The noun phrase lacks a verb, creating poetic compression: 'In the false life, whole movie' implies feeling trapped in an unreal scene.

  • Ich tausche die Räume

    ➔ Simple present tense with verb 'tauschen' (to exchange)

    ➔ The verb 'tausche' shows active present action: 'I exchange the rooms' (metaphorically changing settings or moods).

  • Aber ich komm zurück in einer anderen Stimmung

    ➔ Prepositional phrase with dative case ('in einer anderen Stimmung')

    ➔ The preposition 'in' takes dative here, expressing state or condition: 'I come back in a different mood'.