Maschin – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: Schick Schock

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Maschin' to master German through the lens of modern art-pop. This song is perfect for learners wanting to hear contemporary German phrasing, rhythmic articulation, and stylish, non-traditional vocabulary used in a musical context.

[English]

Yeah

When we first met each other

And scales fell from our eyes

If you want to be my wife

I'll buy us a house made of golden mother-of-pearl

Your moist gaze drips onto my desire

Seven sins, all committed at once

But if you want to be my wife

Drink this small drop of wormwood with me

La la la la-la don't let me go

Le le le le-le lie down next to me (yeah)

Ha ha ha ha-ha hold me tight

(Hold me tight) Machine

[German]

Yeah

Als wir uns zum ersten Mal begegnet sind

Und Schuppen von den Augen geregnet

Willst du meine Frau werden

Kauf ich uns ein Haus aus goldnem Perlmutt

Es tropft dein feuchter Blick auf mein Verlangen

Sieben Sünden, alle auf einmal begangen

Doch willst du meine Frau werden

Trink mit mir den kleinen Tropfen Wermut

La la la la-la lass mich nicht los

Le le le le-le leg dich zu mir (yeah)

Ha ha ha ha-ha halt mich fest

(Halt mich fest) Maschin

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
begegnet bəˈɡeːɡnət B1	verb - met / encountered
Schuppen ˈʃʊpən B2	noun - scales / flakes
Frau fʁaʊ A1	noun - woman / wife
goldnem ˈɡɔldnəm A2	adjective - golden
Perlmutt ˈpɛʁlˌmʊt C1	noun - mother of pearl
feuchter ˈfɔʏçtɐ B1	adjective - moist / damp
Verlangen fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋən B2	noun - desire / longing
Sünden ˈzʏndən B2	noun - sins
begangen bəˈɡaŋən B2	verb - committed
Tropfen ˈtʁɔp͡fn̩ B1	noun - drop
Wermut ˈvɛʁmʊt C1	noun - wormwood / vermouth
fest fɛst A2	adverb - tightly / firmly
Maschin maˈʃiːn B1	noun - machine (slang/shortened)

Key Grammar Structures

• Als wir uns zum ersten Mal begegnet sind

  ➔ Temporal 'als' clause with Perfect Tense

  ➔ 'Als' is used for a single event in the past. Here it connects the timing of meeting with the verb 'sind begegnet'.

• Willst du meine Frau werden

  ➔ Modal verb 'wollen' with infinitive

  ➔ The modal verb 'willst' (from 'wollen') expresses desire or intention, followed by the infinitive 'werden' at the end.

• Kauf ich uns ein Haus aus goldnem Perlmutt

  ➔ Conditional 'if-clause' without 'wenn'

  ➔ By starting with the verb 'Kauf', the sentence implies a conditional structure: 'If you want to be my wife, I will buy...'

• Es tropft dein feuchter Blick

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis (Verb-Subject)

  ➔ The verb 'tropft' is placed before the subject 'dein feuchter Blick' to highlight the vivid action.

• Sieben Sünden, alle auf einmal begangen

  ➔ Past Participle as a modifier

  ➔ 'Begangen' is the past participle of 'begehen', used here to describe the state of the 'Sünden'.

• Trink mit mir den kleinen Tropfen Wermut

  ➔ Imperative form (Du-form)

  ➔ The verb 'Trink' is the imperative form of 'trinken', addressing the listener directly.

• lass mich nicht los

  ➔ Separable verb with negative particle

  ➔ 'Loslassen' is a separable verb. In the imperative, 'los' is separated and placed at the end.

• Halt mich fest

  ➔ Separable verb 'festhalten'

  ➔ Similar to 'loslassen', 'festhalten' separates into 'halt' and 'fest' to form the imperative command.