Spliff – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: Schick Schock

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the catchy, danceable sounds of Bilderbuch's 'Spliff,' a prime example of their genre-blending style. Although sung in German, the song's driving groove and playful energy make it a fantastic entry point to familiarize your ear with the German language's rhythm, even as the lyrics tell a story of playful rebellion.

[English]

I always played the good boy, yeah

Never did anything wrong

Always there, just as expected

Just as expected

Mmh, yeah, mmh, yeah, mmh, yeah, mmh, yeah

My God, my God

It already happened to me

Professor lady caught me

In my hands

a spliff

(Spliff)

I feel dizzy

I feel dizzy

But I don't regret

I do nothing

All the kids are singing

Spliff

Come, let me in (baby)

Rain is on my face

Don't ask me

How do I look?

Where do I come from?

What do I want here?

I'm a wanderer, I've gotten lost again

Even if my smell irritates you

I wanted to go to you again

The last beer has settled deep inside me

But don't feel sorry for me

All the kids are singing

Spliff

(Yeah)

I'm a player and I can't lose

I'm not playing the good boy anymore

One hit, one lung

I feel dizzy

I feel dizzy

And I regret nothing

Spliff

All the kids are singing

Spliff

Illegal, criminal

Spliff

Yeah

All the kids are singing

Spliff

All the kids

Spliff

Do it like us and sing

Spliff

[German]

Ich spielte immer braver Junge, ja

Habe nie was angestellt

Stets da, wie bestellt

Wie bestellt

Mmh, ja, mmh, ja, mmh, ja, mmh, ja

Lecko mio, dios mio

Da ist es schon um mich geschehen

Frau Professor haben mich erwischt

In meinen Händen

einen Spliff

(Spliff)

Mir dreht sich

Mir dreht sich

Doch bereuen

Tu ich nichts

Alle Kinder singen

Spliff

Komm, lass mich rein (Baby)

Mir steht der Regen ins Gesicht

Frag mich nicht

Wie schau ich aus?

Wo komm ich her?

Was will ich hier?

Ich bin ein Streuner, ich hab mich wieder Mal verirrt

Auch wenn mein Geruch dich irritiert

Ich wollte wieder Mal zu dir

Das letzte Bier sitzt tief in mir

Doch bereuen nicht mit mir

Alle Kinder singen

Spliff

(Yeah)

Ich bin ein Spieler und ich kann nicht verlieren

Spiel jetzt nicht mehr braver Junge

Ein Zug eine Lunge

Mir dreht sich

Mir dreht sich

Und bereuen tu ich nichts

Spliff

Alle Kinder singen

Spliff

Illegale, Kriminale

Spliff

Yeah

Alle Kinder singen

Spliff

Alle Kinder

Spliff

Macht es wie wir und singt

Spliff

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Spliff /splɪf/ C1	noun - a cigarette made with cannabis
erwischt /ɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃt/ B1	verb - caught
dreht /dʀeːt/ A2	verb - turns
bereuen /bəˈʁɔʏən/ B1	verb - to regret
Streuner /ˈʃtʀɔʏnɐ/ B2	noun - stray
irritiert /ɪʁiˈtɪʁt/ B2	adjective - irritated
Spieler /ˈʃpiːlɐ/ A2	noun - player
verlieren /fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən/ A2	verb - to lose
braver /ˈbʁaːfɐ/ A2	adjective - brave
Junge /ˈjʊŋə/ A1	noun - boy
Professor /proˈfɛsɔɐ/ A1	noun - professor
verirrt /fɛɐ̯ˈɪʁt/ B1	verb - lost
illegale /ɪlɛˈɡaːlə/ B1	adjective - illegal
Kriminelle /kʁimiˈnɛlə/ B2	noun - criminal
Geruch /ɡəˈʁʊx/ A2	noun - smell

Key Grammar Structures

• Ich spielte immer braver Junge, ja

  ➔ Simple Past (Präteritum)

  ➔ The verb "spielte" is in the simple past tense (Präteritum), used for narrative or habitual actions in the past: “I always played the well-behaved boy.”

• Habe nie was angestellt

  ➔ Present Perfect (Perfekt)

  ➔ The auxiliary "habe" plus the past participle "angestellt" forms the present perfect (Perfekt), indicating that the action of meddling never occurred.

• Mir steht der Regen ins Gesicht

  ➔ Dative experiencer construction

  ➔ The dative pronoun "mir" shows that the rain figuratively 'hits' the speaker, using a dative experiencer with "stehen" + accusative object.

• Frag mich nicht

  ➔ Imperative singular

  ➔ The verb "frag" is the singular informal imperative form of "fragen" used to give a direct command: “Don’t ask me.”

• Ich bin ein Streuner, ich hab mich wieder Mal verirrt

  ➔ Reflexive verb in Perfekt

  ➔ The reflexive verb "sich verirren" appears as "hab mich verirrt" in Perfekt, with reflexive pronoun "mich" and auxiliary "haben".

• Auch wenn mein Geruch dich irritiert

  ➔ Concessive clause with "auch wenn"

  ➔ The subordinating conjunction "auch wenn" introduces a concessive clause meaning "even if," setting up a contrast with the main clause.

• Ein Zug, eine Lunge

  ➔ Ellipsis in nominal phrases

  ➔ The coordination "Ein Zug, eine Lunge" omits the verb and article repetition, relying on ellipsis for poetic brevity.

• Alle Kinder singen Spliff

  ➔ Present tense indicative

  ➔ The verb "singen" is in the present indicative, expressing a habitual or general action: “All children sing ‘Spliff’.”

• Macht es wie wir und singt Spliff

  ➔ Plural imperative & coordination

  ➔ "Macht" and "singt" are plural imperatives of "machen" and "singen". The conjunction "und" coordinates the two commands: “Do it like us and sing ‘Spliff.’”

• Doch bereuen tu ich nichts

  ➔ Inversion and topicalization

  ➔ The adverb "doch" is fronted for emphasis, and the verb–subject inversion "tu ich" highlights the topic, meaning “Yet I regret nothing.”