Frei – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: DIE NERVEN
• Album: Fake

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Always just opposing

Always just opposing

Never really there

Always just opposing

Always just opposing

But against what?

Always just opposing

Always just opposing

Never really there

Always just opposing

Always just opposing

But against what?

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

Let it all go, set it free

Nothing remains

[German]

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Immer nur dagegen

Immer nur dagegen

Nie wirklich da

Immer nur dagegen

Immer nur dagegen

Aber gegen was?

Immer nur dagegen

Immer nur dagegen

Nie wirklich da

Immer nur dagegen

Immer nur dagegen

Aber gegen was?

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Lass alles los, gib alles frei

Nichts bleibt

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lassen /ˈlasn̩/ A2	verb - to let or allow
loslassen /ˈloːslasn̩/ B2	verb - to let go, to release
geben /ˈɡeːbn̩/ A1	verb - to give
frei /fraɪ̯/ A2	adjective - free (not confined or restrained)
bleiben /ˈblaɪbn̩/ A2	verb - to stay, to remain
alles /ˈʔaləs/ A1	noun - everything, all
nichts /nɪçts/ A1	noun - nothing

Key Grammar Structures

• Lass alles los, gib alles frei

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs 'lass' (let go) and 'gib' (give) are in the imperative form, used to give commands or instructions.

• Nichts bleibt

  ➔ Present Tense with Modal Verb

  ➔ 'Bleibt' is the third-person singular present tense of 'bleiben' (to stay), indicating a statement of fact.

• Immer nur dagegen

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ 'Immer nur' is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'dagegen' (against it), emphasizing the continuous nature of the action.

• Nie wirklich da

  ➔ Adverbial Negation

  ➔ 'Nie' (never) is an adverbial negation, denying the state of being 'wirklich da' (really there).

• Aber gegen was?

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun

  ➔ 'Was' (what) is an interrogative pronoun used to ask a question about the object of opposition.