Bismarck
Lyrics:
[English]
So, did you find the boat?
From the mist a shape, a ship is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm
Sign of power
Show of force
Raise the anchor, battleship plotting its course
Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion
King of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tonnes of steel
Set the course for the Atlantic
with the Allies on their heel
Firepower
Firefight
Battlestations, keep the targets steady in sight
Into formation, the hunt has begun
Death and damnation
The fleet is coming
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
At the bottom of the ocean the depths of the abyss
They are bound by iron and blood
The flagship of the navy the terror on the seas
His guns have gone silent at last
Pride of a nation
A beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion
King of the Ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
To lead the war machine, rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror on the seas, Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
To lead the war machine, rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror on the seas, Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine
He writes and translates into several languages: Joachim Moczko
Vocabulary in this song:
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sign /saɪn/ B1 |
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force /fɔːrs/ B1 |
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pride /praɪd/ B2 |
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steel /stiːl/ A2 |
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motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B1 |
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battle /ˈbætəl/ B1 |
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ship /ʃɪp/ A2 |
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ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2 |
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depths /dɛpfθs/ B2 |
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blood /blʌd/ A2 |
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ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2 |
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guns /gʌnz/ B2 |
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fleet /fliːt/ B2 |
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blood /blʌd/ A2 |
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iron /ˈaɪərn/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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From the mist a shape, a ship **is taking** form
➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)
➔ The present continuous describes an action happening now or around now. Here, it emphasizes that the ship's form is gradually becoming visible through the mist: 'is taking'.
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And the silence of the sea **is about to** drift into a storm
➔ Be about to + infinitive
➔ 'Is about to' expresses an action that will happen very soon. In this case, the silence is on the verge of being broken.
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Raise the anchor, battleship **plotting** its course
➔ Participle Clause (Present Participle)
➔ 'Plotting' acts as a present participle, modifying 'battleship'. It's a reduced relative clause, meaning 'battleship which is plotting its course'. It describes an action happening at the same time as the main action (raising the anchor).
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He **was made to** rule the waves across the seven seas
➔ Passive Voice with 'be made to'
➔ 'Was made to' indicates that Bismarck was designed or created specifically for a particular purpose (ruling the waves). It implies an external force or decision.
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Set the course for the Atlantic **with** the Allies on their heel
➔ Preposition 'with' indicating accompaniment/circumstance
➔ The preposition 'with' indicates that the action of setting course for the Atlantic happens while the Allies are closely pursuing ('on their heel'). It describes a circumstance of the journey.
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Battlestations, **keep** the targets steady in sight
➔ Imperative Mood
➔ 'Keep' is used in the imperative mood, giving a direct command or instruction. It means 'You (at the battlestations) keep the targets steady'.
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At the bottom of the ocean the depths of the abyss, They **are bound by** iron and blood
➔ Passive Voice
➔ 'Are bound by' is the passive voice form of 'bind'. It indicates that the subject ('they', referring to the Bismarck and its crew) is acted upon by something (iron and blood). The iron refers to the ship, and blood to the crew.
