Irgendwie · Irgendwo · Irgendwann – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Sturz /ʃtʊʁts/ B1	noun - fall
Raum /ʁaʊm/ B1	noun - space
Zeit /tsaɪt/ A2	noun - time
Unendlichkeit /ʊnˌɛntliçkaɪt/ B2	noun - infinity
Licht /lɪçt/ A2	noun - light
Fangen /ˈfɑŋən/ B1	verb - to catch
Zukunft /tsuˈkʊnft/ B2	noun - future
Liebe /ˈliːbə/ A1	noun - love
Mut /muːt/ A2	noun - courage
Fahr'n /faʁn/ B2	verb - to drive
Zärtlichkeit /t͡sɛʁtliçkaɪt/ B2	noun - tenderness
Sand /zand/ A1	noun - sand
Schloss /ʃlɔs/ B2	noun - castle, palace
Zeit /tsaɪt/ A2	noun - time
reif /ʁaɪf/ B2	adjective - ripe, mature

Key Grammar Structures

• Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Im Sturz" indicates a state of being in a specific condition or action.

• Die Zeit ist reif

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase "Die Zeit ist reif" uses the present tense to express a current state.

• Ich warte nicht mehr lang

  ➔ Negation

  ➔ The phrase "nicht mehr lang" uses negation to indicate that the speaker will not wait any longer.

• Ich bau dir ein Schloss aus Sand

  ➔ Future intention

  ➔ The phrase "Ich bau dir" indicates a future intention to build something.

• Irgendwie fängt irgendwann

  ➔ Indefinite pronouns

  ➔ The use of "Irgendwie" and "irgendwann" shows the use of indefinite pronouns to express uncertainty.

• Richtung Zukunft durch die Nacht

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Richtung Zukunft" is a noun phrase indicating direction towards the future.

• Fliegen Motten in das Licht

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ The phrase "Fliegen Motten" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing action.