Mitternacht

• By: E Nomine

Lyrics:

[Deutsch]

[English]

Mitternacht!

Midnight!

... Mitternacht!

... Midnight!

Wenn die Gondeln trauer tragen

When the gondolas carry grief

Und es hallt der Toten Klagen

And the echoes of the dead lament

Tief im Nacken das Grauen sitzt

Fear sits deep in your neck

Wenn die Uhr beginnt zu schlagen

When the clock begins to chime

Kalte, dichte Nebelschwaden

Cold, thick mists touch you softly...

Berührn dich sacht...

... Midnight!

... Mitternacht!

(Hell in the night)

(Loca inferna in nocte)

(Hell in the night)

(Loca inferna in nocte)

(Soul in the mist)

(Anima in nebula)

Midnight

Mitternacht

(Middle of the night)

(Media nox)

(Dark night)

(Obscura nox)

(Gloomy night)

(Crudelitas animarum)

(Cruelty of spirits)

(Campana sonat duodecimus)

(The bell tolls the twelfth)

Mitternacht!

Midnight!

(Media nox)

(Middle of the night)

(Obscura nox)

(Dark night)

(Crudelitas animarum)

(Cruelty of spirits)

(Campana sonat duodecimus)

(The bell tolls the twelfth)

Mitternacht!

Midnight!

Gefriert das Blut dir in den Adern

Your blood freezes in your veins

Schnürt dir Angst die Kehle zu

Fear tightens your throat

Hörst du dein Herz und die Glocken

Hear your heart and the bells

Schlagen ist es Nacht...

Ring out—it's night...

... Mitternacht!

... Midnight!

(Loca inferna in nocte)

(Hell in the night)

(Loca inferna in nocte)

(Hell in the night)

(Anima in nebula)

(Soul in the mist)

Mitternacht

Midnight

(Media nox)

(Middle of the night)

(Obscura nox)

(Dark night)

(Crudelitas animarum)

(Cruelty of spirits)

(Campana sonat duodecimus)

(The bell tolls the twelfth)

Mitternacht!

Midnight!

...

...

Mitternacht

Midnight

...

...

Loca inferna in nocte

Hell in the night

Anima in nebula

Soul in the mist

(Media nox)

(Middle of the night)

(Obscura nox)

(Dark night)

(Crudelitas animarum)

(Cruelty of spirits)

(Media nox) es ist (Media nox) Mitternacht!

(Dark night—it's Midnight!)

(Media nox)

(Dark night)

(Obscura nox)

(Dark night)

(Crudelitas animarum)

(Cruelty of spirits)

(Campana sonat duodecimus)

(The bell tolls the twelfth)

Mitternacht!

Midnight!

(Media nox)

(Dark night)

(Obscura nox)

(Dark night)

(Crudelitas animarum)

(Cruelty of spirits)

(Campana sonat duodecimus)

(The bell tolls the twelfth)

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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'.