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Mitternacht! Midnight! 00:04
... Mitternacht! ... Midnight! 00:08
Wenn die Gondeln trauer tragen When the gondolas carry grief 00:25
Und es hallt der Toten Klagen And the echoes of the dead lament 00:29
Tief im Nacken das Grauen sitzt Fear sits deep in your neck 00:33
Wenn die Uhr beginnt zu schlagen When the clock begins to chime 00:40
Kalte, dichte Nebelschwaden Cold, thick mists touch you softly... 00:44
Berührn dich sacht... ... Midnight! 00:48
... Mitternacht! (Hell in the night) 00:50
(Loca inferna in nocte) (Hell in the night) 00:55
(Loca inferna in nocte) (Soul in the mist) 00:59
(Anima in nebula) Midnight 01:02
Mitternacht (Middle of the night) 01:07
(Media nox) (Dark night) 01:09
(Obscura nox) (Gloomy night) 01:11
(Crudelitas animarum) (Cruelty of spirits) 01:14
(Campana sonat duodecimus) (The bell tolls the twelfth) 01:18
Mitternacht! Midnight! 01:21
(Media nox) (Middle of the night) 01:24
(Obscura nox) (Dark night) 01:26
(Crudelitas animarum) (Cruelty of spirits) 01:28
(Campana sonat duodecimus) (The bell tolls the twelfth) 01:32
Mitternacht! Midnight! 01:35
Gefriert das Blut dir in den Adern Your blood freezes in your veins 01:42
Schnürt dir Angst die Kehle zu Fear tightens your throat 01:46
Hörst du dein Herz und die Glocken Hear your heart and the bells 01:49
Schlagen ist es Nacht... Ring out—it's night... 01:52
... Mitternacht! ... Midnight! 01:55
(Loca inferna in nocte) (Hell in the night) 01:57
(Loca inferna in nocte) (Hell in the night) 02:01
(Anima in nebula) (Soul in the mist) 02:04
Mitternacht Midnight 02:09
(Media nox) (Middle of the night) 02:12
(Obscura nox) (Dark night) 02:14
(Crudelitas animarum) (Cruelty of spirits) 02:16
(Campana sonat duodecimus) (The bell tolls the twelfth) 02:20
Mitternacht! Midnight! 02:23
02:31
Mitternacht Midnight 02:37
02:42
Loca inferna in nocte Hell in the night 02:48
Anima in nebula Soul in the mist 02:53
(Media nox) (Middle of the night) 02:59
(Obscura nox) (Dark night) 03:01
(Crudelitas animarum) (Cruelty of spirits) 03:03
(Media nox) es ist (Media nox) Mitternacht! (Dark night—it's Midnight!) 03:06
(Media nox) (Dark night) 03:14
(Obscura nox) (Dark night) 03:16
(Crudelitas animarum) (Cruelty of spirits) 03:18
(Campana sonat duodecimus) (The bell tolls the twelfth) 03:22
Mitternacht! Midnight! 03:25
(Media nox) (Dark night) 03:29
(Obscura nox) (Dark night) 03:31
(Crudelitas animarum) (Cruelty of spirits) 03:33
(Campana sonat duodecimus) (The bell tolls the twelfth) 03:37
03:43

Mitternacht – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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[English] Midnight!
... Midnight!
When the gondolas carry grief
And the echoes of the dead lament
Fear sits deep in your neck
When the clock begins to chime
Cold, thick mists touch you softly...
... Midnight!
(Hell in the night)
(Hell in the night)
(Soul in the mist)
Midnight
(Middle of the night)
(Dark night)
(Gloomy night)
(Cruelty of spirits)
(The bell tolls the twelfth)
Midnight!
(Middle of the night)
(Dark night)
(Cruelty of spirits)
(The bell tolls the twelfth)
Midnight!
Your blood freezes in your veins
Fear tightens your throat
Hear your heart and the bells
Ring out—it's night...
... Midnight!
(Hell in the night)
(Hell in the night)
(Soul in the mist)
Midnight
(Middle of the night)
(Dark night)
(Cruelty of spirits)
(The bell tolls the twelfth)
Midnight!

Midnight

Hell in the night
Soul in the mist
(Middle of the night)
(Dark night)
(Cruelty of spirits)
(Dark night—it's Midnight!)
(Dark night)
(Dark night)
(Cruelty of spirits)
(The bell tolls the twelfth)
Midnight!
(Dark night)
(Dark night)
(Cruelty of spirits)
(The bell tolls the twelfth)

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

Gondeln

/ˈgɔndl̩n/

B2
  • noun
  • - gondolas, boats

Klagen

/ˈklaːgən/

B2
  • verb
  • - to lament, mourn, cry

Grauen

/ˈɡʁaʊ̯ən/

B2
  • noun
  • - horror, dread

Uhr

/uːʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - clock, watch

Schlagen

/ˈʃlaːgən/

B1
  • verb
  • - to strike, beat, hit

Blut

/blʊt/

A2
  • noun
  • - blood

Angst

/aŋst/

B2
  • noun
  • - fear, anxiety

Herz

/hɛʁts/

A2
  • noun
  • - heart

Glocken

/ˈɡlɔkkn̩/

B2
  • noun
  • - bells

Nacht

/naxt/

A2
  • noun
  • - night

Mitternacht

/mɪtɐnˌʔaxt/

C1
  • noun
  • - midnight

Nebula

/neˈbʊla/

C2
  • noun
  • - nebula, cloud of gas and dust in space

Inferna

/ɪnˈfɜːrna/ (Latin origin)

C2
  • noun
  • - hell, inferno

Nox

/nɔks/ or /nɒks/

C2
  • noun
  • - night in Latin and Roman tradition

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Wenn die Gondeln trauer tragen

    ➔ Subordinate clause with 'wenn' (if/when)

    ➔ The phrase starts with 'Wenn', indicating a condition or time.

  • Kalte, dichte Nebelschwaden

    ➔ Adjective-noun combination

    ➔ The adjectives 'kalte' and 'dichte' describe the noun 'Nebelschwaden'.

  • Hörst du dein Herz und die Glocken

    ➔ Inversion in questions

    ➔ The subject 'du' comes after the verb 'hörst' in this question.

  • Gefriert das Blut dir in den Adern

    ➔ Present tense with modal meaning

    ➔ The verb 'gefriert' indicates a current state or action.

  • Mitternacht! (Loca inferna in nocte)

    ➔ Exclamatory sentence

    ➔ The word 'Mitternacht' is emphasized as an exclamation.

  • Anima in nebula

    ➔ Noun phrase

    ➔ This phrase consists of two nouns, 'Anima' and 'nebula'.

  • Campana sonat duodecimus

    ➔ Latin phrase used in context

    ➔ This Latin phrase translates to 'the bell tolls twelve'.