Es War Nicht Alles Schlecht – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Explore the German rock landscape with Jennifer Rostock's 'Es War Nicht Alles Schlecht.' This powerful track, featuring Nico from War from a Harlots Mouth, offers a message of resilience. Discover how the band blends genres and delivers an emotionally charged performance, making it a great gateway to understanding modern German rock and its expressive lyrical themes.
Key Vocabulary
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Feuer /ˈfɔʏ̯ɐ/ B1 |
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Glut /ɡluːt/ B2 |
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Schleichen /ˈʃlaɪçn/ B2 |
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Zucken /ˈtsʊkən/ B2 |
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Leiden /ˈlaɪdən/ B1 |
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Widerstand /ˈvɪdɐʃtant/ B2 |
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mittelmäßig /mɪtəlˈmɛːsɪç/ B2 |
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verstecken /fɛɐˈʃtɛkn/ B2 |
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Geschmacklos /ɡəˈʃmaklɔs/ B2 |
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denken /ˈdɛŋkən/ B1 |
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gerecht /ɡəˈʁɛçt/ B2 |
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Recht /ʁɛçt/ B1 |
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schlecht /ʃlɛxt/ A2 |
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gut /ɡʊt/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Hast du gedacht der Zweck heiligt deine Mittelmäßigkeit
➔ Subjunctive mood with 'du gedacht' indicating reported speech or thought.
➔ 'gedacht' is the past participle of 'denken' (to think), used here with 'hast du' to form a perfect tense in reported speech.
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Wir wurden allen gerecht
➔ Passive voice in simple past tense, with 'wurden' as the auxiliary verb.
➔ 'wurden' is the past tense of 'werden' (to become), used here to form the passive voice.
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Es war nicht alles schlecht
➔ Use of 'es war nicht alles schlecht' indicating negation of totality in past tense.
➔ 'war' is the past tense of 'sein' (to be), and 'nicht alles schlecht' negates 'all bad'.
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Sag nicht was du denkst wenn du denkst
➔ Imperative form with negative 'Sag nicht' and subjunctive 'wenn du denkst'.
➔ 'Sag' is the imperative form of 'sagen' (to say), and 'nicht' negates it; 'wenn du denkst' is a subordinate clause with 'denkst' as the verb in present tense.
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Mal mir keine Bilder, deine Bilder sind geschmacklos
➔ Imperative 'Mal mir keine Bilder' with negation; possessive adjective 'deine' and linking verb 'sind'.
➔ 'Mal' is an imperative verb meaning 'paint' or 'draw', 'mir' is an indirect object pronoun, and 'keine Bilder' is negation of 'pictures.'
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Es war nicht alles gut auch wenn jeder so tut
➔ Use of 'auch wenn' to introduce concessive clause, with 'jeder so tut' meaning 'everyone pretends'.
➔ 'auch wenn' is a subordinating conjunction meaning 'even if', introducing a concessive clause.
Same Singer

Es Tut Wieder Weh
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Es War Nicht Alles Schlecht
Jennifer Rostock, Nico, War from a Harlots Mouth

Ich Kann Nicht Mehr
Jennifer Rostock

Schlaflos
Jennifer Rostock
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