Lila Wolken – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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kühl /kʏːl/ B1 |
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Fensterglas /ˈfɛnsterˌɡlas/ B2 |
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Feuerwerk /ˈfɔɪɐˌvɛʁk/ B2 |
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Sturm /ʃtʊʁm/ B2 |
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Wolken /ˈvɔlkən/ A2 |
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Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ A1 |
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Traum /tʁaʊm/ A2 |
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Palast /paˈlast/ B2 |
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Geld /ɡɛlt/ A2 |
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Moment /ˈmo.mɛnt/ A2 |
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Namen /ˈnaːmən/ A2 |
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Verlierer /fɛʁˈliːʁɐ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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30 Grad, ich kühl mein'n Kopf
➔ Use of accusative case with possessive pronoun ('mein'n Kopf')
➔ The abbreviated 'mein'n' is a colloquial short form of 'meinen', the accusative masculine form of 'mein' (my). 'Kopf' (head) is the direct object of 'kühl' (cool).
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Wir leben immer schneller, feiern zu hart
➔ Adverbs modifying verbs ('schneller' modifying 'leben', 'zu hart' modifying 'feiern')
➔ 'schneller' (faster) modifies the verb 'leben' (live), indicating how they live. 'zu hart' (too hard) modifies 'feiern' (to celebrate/party), indicating the intensity of their partying.
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Woll'n kein'n Stress, kein'n Druck, nehm 'n Zug, noch 'n Schluck
➔ Ellipsis (omission of words for brevity), accusative case after 'kein' and 'nehm'
➔ The sentence is short and direct. It is assumed 'wir woll'n' is repeated before 'kein'n Stress' and 'kein'n Druck'. 'Zug' and 'Schluck' are accusative because they are direct objects of 'nehm(en)'.
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Vom Gin Tonic, guck in diesen Himmel, wie aus Hollywood
➔ Preposition 'vom' (contraction of 'von dem'), prepositional phrase as a comparison ('wie aus Hollywood')
➔ 'Vom' indicates the source of something. 'Wie aus Hollywood' is comparing the sky to a scene from Hollywood.
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Rot knallt in das Blau, vergoldet deine Stadt
➔ Dative case ('in das Blau' - movement into a color/space), verb conjugation and word order
➔ 'In das Blau' uses the accusative case because it indicates movement towards something (the blue). 'Vergoldet deine Stadt' shows subject-verb-object order ('vergoldet' is the verb, 'deine Stadt' is the object).
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Und über uns ziehen lila Wolken in die Nacht
➔ Dative case ('in die Nacht' - movement into a time/space), word order in a main clause
➔ 'In die Nacht' uses the accusative case to indicate movement into a space (the night). The basic word order is subject ('lila Wolken') - verb ('ziehen') - prepositional phrase ('in die Nacht').
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Wir bleiben wach, bis die Wolken wieder lila sind
➔ Subordinate clause with 'bis' (until), subjunctive mood implied
➔ 'Bis' introduces a time clause. While the indicative mood 'sind' is used, the context suggests an anticipation or possibility, hinting at a subjunctive idea (even if not grammatically explicit). They are staying awake *until* the clouds are *again* purple.
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Lass sie schlafen, komm, wir heben ab
➔ Imperative sentence ('Lass'), verb separation ('heben ab')
➔ 'Lass sie schlafen' is an imperative sentence meaning 'Let them sleep'. 'Heben ab' is a separable verb meaning 'to take off' (like a plane), and in this construction, 'ab' is separated and goes to the end of the sentence.