Ins Niemandsland – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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Stahlhelm /ˈʃtaːlˌhɛlm/ B2 |
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Nacht /naxt/ A1 |
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Land /lant/ A1 |
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Rauch /ʁaʊ̯x/ B1 |
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Handgranaten /ˈhantɡʁaˌnaːtən/ B2 |
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Bewegung /bəˈveːɡʊŋ/ B1 |
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Zug /tsuːk/ A2 |
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Trichtergelände /ˈtʁɪçtɐɡəˌlɛndə/ C1 |
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Balken /ˈbalkən/ B2 |
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Tümpel /ˈtʏmpl̩/ C1 |
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Bataillon /bataˈjoːn/ B2 |
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Angriff /ˈanˌɡʁɪf/ B1 |
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Befehl /bəˈfeːl/ B1 |
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Sturm /ʃtʊʁm/ B2 |
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Kampf /kampf/ B1 |
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Niemandsland /ˈniːmant͡sˌlant/ C1 |
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Herz /hɛʁt͡s/ A1 |
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Höllenfeuer /ˈhœlənˌfɔɪ̯ɐ/ C1 |
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Erde /ˈeːɐ̯də/ A1 |
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Splitter /ˈʃplɪtɐ/ B2 |
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Morast /moˈʁast/ C1 |
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Granaten /ɡʁaˈnaːtən/ B1 |
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Sperrfeuer /ˈʃpɛʁˌfɔɪ̯ɐ/ C1 |
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Wucht /vʊxt/ B2 |
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Eisen /ˈaɪ̯zn̩/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ich rück' den Stahlhelm fest
➔ Present tense for immediate actions.
➔ The phrase uses the present tense to indicate an action that is happening right now, as in "I tighten the steel helmet tight."
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Das Land erstickt in Rauch
➔ Present tense for states of being.
➔ This line describes a current state, indicating that "The land is suffocating in smoke."
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Der Befehl kurz und bündig
➔ Adjective placement before nouns.
➔ In this line, adjectives "kurz" (short) and "bündig" (concise) describe the noun "Befehl" (order).
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Gasbereitschaft wird befohlen
➔ Passive voice construction.
➔ This line uses the passive voice to indicate that "Gas readiness is being ordered."
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Augenblicke steh'n wir starr
➔ Present tense for ongoing actions.
➔ This line indicates a moment of stillness, using the present tense to express that "In moments, we stand still."
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Nach vorn zum Sturm, auf in den Kampf
➔ Imperative mood for commands.
➔ This line uses the imperative mood to give a command: "Forward to the storm, into battle!"
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Es rasieren die Granaten
➔ Inversion in sentence structure.
➔ This line uses inversion for emphasis, stating that "The grenades are shaving (down)" instead of the usual subject-verb order.