Nur fort – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Lisa Bassenge
• Album: Nur fort

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuanced storytelling and sophisticated jazz melodies of Lisa Bassenge's 'Nur fort'. This song, sung in German, offers a unique opportunity to appreciate the expressiveness of the language through a contemporary jazz lens, showcasing Bassenge's artistic growth and captivating vocal delivery.

[English]

You paint me a picture and write underneath

That's us both, you and me

We both, in the big world

What else is here that holds us?

Let's run away, disappear, make a Polish escape

Just go, pull the line

Come, leave your things, leave everything here, you don't need much

Soon we'll drink tea with the crocodiles or lions

Or we'll feed the seagulls with sausage bread

At the harbor of somewhere

Just away

Just away

Just away

You show me a film and say

That's us both, you and me

We both, in the big city

That has nothing left for us

Let's run away, disappear, make a Polish escape

Just go, pull the line

Come, leave your things, leave everything here, you don't need much

Soon we'll drink tea with the crocodiles and giraffes

Or we'll feed the monkeys

...

Run away, disappear, make a Polish escape

Just go, pull the line

Come, leave your things, leave everything here, you don't need much

Soon we'll drink tea with the crocodiles or lions

Or we'll feed the seagulls with sausage bread

At the harbor of somewhere

Just away

Just away

Just away

...

[German]

Du malst mir ein Bild und schreibst dazu

Das sind wir beide, ich und du

Wir beide, vor der großen Welt

Was gibt's hier noch, das uns hält?

Lass uns abhauen, verschwinden, 'nen polnischen machen

Einfach geh'n, Leine zieh'n

Komm lass deine Sachen, lass alles hier, du brauchst nicht viel

Bald trinken wir Tee bei den Krokodilen oder Löwen

Oder wir füttern die Möwen mit Wurstbrot

Am Hafen von irgendwo

Nur fort

Nur fort

Nur fort

Du zeigst mir 'nen Film und meinst dazu

Das sind wir beide, ich und du

Wir beide, vor der großen Stadt

Die doch nichts mehr für uns übrig hat

Lass uns abhauen, verschwinden, 'nen polnischen machen

Einfach geh'n, Leine zieh'n

Komm lass deine Sachen, lass alles hier, du brauchst nicht viel

Bald trinken wir Tee bei den Krokodilen und Giraffen

Oder wir füttern die Affen

Abhauen, verschwinden, 'nen polnischen machen

Einfach geh'n, Leine zieh'n

Komm lass deine Sachen, lass alles hier, du brauchst nicht viel

Bald trinken wir Tee bei den Krokodilen oder Löwen

Oder wir füttern die Möwen mit Wurstbrot

Am Hafen von irgendwo

Nur fort

Nur fort

Nur fort

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
malen /ˈmaːlən/ A1	verb - to paint
Bild /bɪlt/ A1	noun - picture, image
schreiben /ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/ A1	verb - to write
Welt /vɛlt/ A1	noun - world
halten /ˈhaltn̩/ A2	verb - to hold, to keep
abhauen /ˈapˌhaʊ̯ən/ B1	verb - to run away, to scram
verschwinden /fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndən/ B1	verb - to disappear
gehen /ˈɡeːən/ A1	verb - to go, to walk
Sachen /ˈzaxən/ A1	noun - things, stuff
brauchen /ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩/ A1	verb - to need
trinken /ˈtʁɪŋkn̩/ A1	verb - to drink
Tee /teː/ A1	noun - tea
Krokodile /kʁokoˈdiːlə/ B1	noun - crocodiles
Löwen /ˈløːvən/ A2	noun - lions
füttern /ˈfʏtɐn/ A2	verb - to feed
Möwen /ˈmøːvən/ B1	noun - seagulls
Wurstbrot /ˈvʊʁstˌbʁoːt/ B1	noun - sausage sandwich
Hafen /ˈhaːfn̩/ A2	noun - harbor, port
Stadt /ʃtat/ A1	noun - city
Giraffen /ɡiˈʁafən/ B1	noun - giraffes
Affen /ˈafən/ A2	noun - monkeys

Key Grammar Structures

• du malst mir ein Bild

  ➔ Use of the dative case with 'mir' and the accusative case with 'ein Bild' to indicate indirect and direct objects respectively.

  ➔ In German, the dative case ("mir") shows the indirect object, while the accusative case ("ein Bild") shows the direct object.

• lasst deine Sachen, lasst alles hier

  ➔ Imperative form used for commands or suggestions; plural form of 'lassen'.

  ➔ The verb "lassen" in imperative form is used for giving commands or making suggestions, in this case encouraging someone to leave their belongings behind.

• bald trinken wir Tee bei den Krokodilen

  ➔ Use of 'bei' to indicate location or being with something or someone.

  ➔ The preposition "bei" indicates being at, near, or with something or someone, often describing locations or situations.

• nur fort

  ➔ Use of 'nur' as an adverb meaning 'only', combined with 'fort' (away) to emphasize 'just leave' or 'simply go'.

  ➔ The word "nur" emphasizes exclusivity, meaning only or just, and when combined with "fort," it conveys the idea of leaving or going away simply or solely.