Zuhause – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Adel Tawil
• Album: Alles Lebt

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartwarming message of Adel Tawil's 'Zuhause,' a song that beautifully captures the essence of belonging and unity. Through its blend of German and English lyrics and its universal theme of finding 'home' in friendship and love, this song offers a unique opportunity to connect with meaningful sentiments and broaden your understanding of emotional expression in music.

[English]

Exactly like that

Believe me, someday love will rule

We have nothing left to lose

Time heals the wounds

You are just like me and not alone

I am close to you

Together we will achieve great things here

The game of games is ready

Turn everything on inside you, the time is now

Tell me how long we will stand here

Until we are finally ready to look each other in the eye

Show me that there is another way

Let's sing together until the world lies at our feet (Münster)

Come on, let's make the world shine

No matter where you come from

Home is where your friends are

Here love is free

Oooh

Ah (oooh)

Feel my mighty blow, let these clouds lay low

As I land with my feet on the ground and go go go

My destiny I need to know

Chasing dreams which way will the wind blow?

Watching days but I can't let go

Just want to watch your kingdom grow

No one thing as I run up rainbows

My pain grows, only the insane know

How to dance on the moon as the wolves cry moans

In the middle of the darkness I found my zone

You, my love, are never alone

Even when you're so very far from home

Tell me how long we will stand here

Until we are finally ready to look each other in the eye

Show me that there is another way

Let's sing together until the world lies at our feet, oh

Come on, let's make the world shine

No matter where you come from

Home is where your friends are

Here love is free, ooh

Beatbox

I know for sure that everything can get better

If I really believe in it, then I will make it someday

Münster, we'll make it someday

All together

Come on, let's make the world shine

No matter where you come from

Home is where your friends are

Here love is free, ooh

Home is where your friends are, ooh

Home is where your friends are, ooh

...

[German]

Genau so

Glaub mir irgendwann wird die Liebe regieren

Wir haben nichts mehr zu verlieren

Die Zeit lässt die Wunden heilen

Du bist genau wie ich und nicht allein

Ich bin nah bei dir

Gemeinsam schaffen wir großes hier

Das Spiel der Spiele steht bereit

Schalt alles in dir ein, es ist soweit

Sag mir wie lang wir noch hier stehen

Bis wir endlich soweit sind, dass wir uns in die Augen sehen

Zeig mir, dass es anders geht

Lass uns zusammen singen bis uns die Welt zu Füßen liegt (Münster)

Komm wir bringen die Welt zum leuchten

Egal woher du kommst

Zuhause ist da wo deine Freunde sind

Hier ist die Liebe umsonst

Oooh

Ah (oooh)

Feel my mighty blow, let these clouds lay low

As I land with my feet on the ground and go go go

My destiny I need to know

Chasing dreams which way will the wind blow?

Watching days but I can't let go

Just want to watch your kingdom grow

No one thing as I run up rainbows

My pain grows, only the insane know

How to dance on the moon as the wolves cry moans

In the middle of the darkness I found my zone

You, my love, are never alone

Even when you're so very far from home

Sag mir wie lang wir noch hier stehen

Bis wir endlich soweit sind, dass wir uns in die Augen sehen

Zeig mir, dass es anders geht

Lass uns zusammen singen bis uns die Welt zu Füßen liegt, oh

Komm wir bringen die Welt zum leuchten

Egal woher du kommst

Zuhause ist da wo deine Freunde sind

Hier ist die Liebe umsonst, ooh

Beatbox

Ich weiß genau, dass alles besser werden kann

Wenn ich ganz fest dran glaub, dann schaff ich es irgendwann

Münster, wir schaffen es irgendwann

Alle zusammen

Komm wir bringen die Welt zum leuchten

Egal woher du kommst

Zuhause ist da wo deine Freunde sind

Hier ist die Liebe umsonst, ooh

Zuhause ist da wo deine Freunde sind, ooh

Zuhause ist da wo deine Freunde sind, ooh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Liebe /ˈliːbə/ A1	noun - love
Zeit /t͡saɪ̯t/ A1	noun - time
Wunden /ˈvʊndən/ B1	noun - wounds
Spiel /ʃpiːl/ A1	noun - game
Augen /ˈaʊ̯ɡən/ A1	noun - eyes
Welt /vɛlt/ A1	noun - world
Freunde /ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndə/ A1	noun - friends
Zuhause /t͡suˈhaʊ̯zə/ A1	noun - home
Singen /ˈzɪŋən/ A1	verb - sing
Leuchten /ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩/ B1	verb - shine
Träume /ˈtʁɔɪ̯mə/ B1	noun - dreams
Schaffen /ˈʃafən/ B1	verb - to create, to manage
Wind /vɪnt/ A1	noun - wind
Liegt /liːkt/ A1	verb - lies

Key Grammar Structures

• Glaub mir irgendwann wird die Liebe regieren

  ➔ Future tense with "werden"

  ➔ The verb "wird regieren" indicates a future action. "Werden + infinitive" is the standard way to express the future tense in German. "Irgendwann" means sometime.

• Die Zeit lässt die Wunden heilen

  ➔ Causative "lassen" with infinitive

  ➔ "lässt heilen" means "lets heal" or "causes to heal". The structure is "lassen + infinitive". Here, time is making the wounds heal.

• Sag mir wie lang wir noch hier stehen

  ➔ Indirect question with "wie lang"

  ➔ "wie lang" means "how long". The entire clause "wie lang wir noch hier stehen" functions as the object of the verb "sag". Word order is different from direct questions.

• Bis wir endlich soweit sind, dass wir uns in die Augen sehen

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Konjunktiv II) - *sehen könnten* (implied)

  ➔ The sentence implies a hypothetical or conditional situation. While not explicitly using Konjunktiv II forms (like "sehen könnten"), the "dass" clause suggests a condition or a desired outcome. The use of "soweit sind, dass" often leads to subjunctive mood in more formal writing.

• Lass uns zusammen singen bis uns die Welt zu Füßen liegt

  ➔ Imperative with "lass uns" and Subjunctive mood implied in "liegt"

  ➔ "Lass uns" is a way to express a suggestion or command involving oneself and others ("Let us"). "liegt" (liege) implies * Konjunktiv I, although in colloquial speech present indicative is often used. The clause "bis uns die Welt zu Füßen liegt" describes an ideal state.

• Egal woher du kommst

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied in "woher du kommst"

  ➔ The implication is that it doesn't matter *wherever* you might come from. Although the indicative is used, the sentence expresses a general statement, a condition that can be seen as hypothetical.

• Ich weiß genau, dass alles besser werden kann

  ➔ "dass"-clause as object, future tense with "werden"

  ➔ The "dass"-clause "dass alles besser werden kann" is the object of the verb "weiß". "Werden kann" expresses the possibility of something becoming better in the future.

• Wenn ich ganz fest dran glaub, dann schaff ich es irgendwann

  ➔ Conditional sentence with "wenn", adverbial phrase "dran glauben"

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence where "wenn" introduces the condition. "dran glauben" is an idiom meaning to believe in something, with "dran" referring to the implied object.