Astronaut – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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heBen /ˈhɛpən/ A1 |
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körper /ˈkœr.pɐ/ B1 |
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blass /blas/ B2 |
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floGen /ˈfloːɡn̩/ A2 |
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welt /vɛlt/ A2 |
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raum /ʁaʊm/ A2 |
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verblasst /fɛɐ̯ˈblɑst/ B2 |
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grenzen /ˈɡrɛn.tsn̩/ B2 |
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farbe /ˈfaʁ.bə/ B1 |
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verstummt /fɛɐ̯ˈstʊmt/ B2 |
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sicht /zɪçt/ B1 |
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lebens /ˈleːbən/ B1 |
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bleiben /ˈblaɪbən/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ich heb ab
➔ Present tense
➔ The phrase "I take off" uses the present tense to express an action happening now.
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Nichts hält mich am boden
➔ Negation
➔ The phrase "Nothing holds me down" uses negation to indicate the absence of something.
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Ich seh' die Welt von oben
➔ Present tense with a direct object
➔ The phrase "I see the world from above" uses the present tense and includes a direct object, 'the world'.
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Wir hoffen auf Gott
➔ Present tense with a prepositional phrase
➔ The phrase "We hope for God" uses the present tense and includes a prepositional phrase, 'for God'.
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Hier oben ist alles so friedlich
➔ Present tense with an adjective
➔ The phrase "Up here everything is so peaceful" uses the present tense and includes an adjective, 'peaceful'.
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Wir bauen immer höher
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase "We are building higher and higher" uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.
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Es gibt kein Vor -und kein Züruck mehr
➔ There is/are construction
➔ The phrase "There is no forward and no backward" uses the construction 'there is/are' to indicate existence.