Magic Life – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The waves are crashing high

At the Grand Success Resort

No stress, yeah, no stress

Let’s top up the Prosecco

Top it up

It’s all good, gimme more

We’re living the Magic Life

Dad’s showing off his new car

Against some building or another

Let’s top up the Prosecco

Top it up

We criminals

Are walking hand in hand

We’re living the Magic Life

...

[German]

Die Wellen, die gehen hoch

Im Grand Success Resort

Ohne Stress, ja, ohne Stress

Füllen's auf den Prosecco

Füllen's auf

Geht scho, gimme more

Wir leben Magic Life

Papa haut sein neues Auto

Gegen irgendeinen Bau

Füllen's auf den Prosecco

Füllen's auf

Wir Verbrecher

Gehen Hand in Hand

Wir leben Magic Life

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Wellen ˈvɛlən A2	noun - waves
gehen ˈɡeːən A1	verb - to go
hoch hoːx A2	adjective - high
Grand ɡʁɑ̃ B1	adjective - grand, great
Success zʊkˈsɛs B1	noun - success
Resort ʁɪˈzɔʁt B1	noun - resort
Stress ʃtrɛs B1	noun - stress
füllen ˈfʏlən A2	verb - to fill
Prosecco pʁoˈzɛko B1	noun - Prosecco (sparkling wine)
leben ˈleːbn̩ A1	verb - to live
Magic ˈmɛːɡɪk B1	adjective - magic
Papa ˈpaːpa A1	noun - Dad, Papa
haut haʊt B1	verb - hits, crashes
Auto ˈaʊto A1	noun - car
Bau baʊ B1	noun - building
Verbrecher fɛɐˈbʁɛçɐ B2	noun - criminals
Hand hant A1	noun - hand

Key Grammar Structures

• Die Wellen, die gehen hoch

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase uses a relative clause introduced by 'die' to modify 'Wellen' (waves). It means 'The waves *that* are rising'. The second 'die' is a relative pronoun referring back to 'Wellen'.

• Ohne Stress, ja, ohne Stress

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase & Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ "Ohne Stress" is a prepositional phrase meaning 'without stress'. The repetition 'ja, ohne Stress' emphasizes the desire for a stress-free experience.

• Füllen's auf den Prosecco

  ➔ Imperative with Pronoun Clitic

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence ('Fill it up with Prosecco!'). 's' is a clitic pronoun representing 'es' (it), attached to the verb 'füllen' for a more colloquial and direct command.

• Wir leben Magic Life

  ➔ Present Tense Statement

  ➔ A simple statement of fact using the present tense. 'Wir' (we) + 'leben' (live) + 'Magic Life' (Magic Life).

• Papa haut sein neues Auto

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the possessive pronoun 'sein' (his) to indicate ownership: 'Papa crashes *his* new car'.