Roter Sand

• By: Emilio
• Album: BLESSINGS

Lyrics:

[Deutsch]

[English]

So weit gegangen und so weit gekommen

So far gone and so far come

So viel Angst und nur eine Chance

So much fear and only one chance

Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

Three thousand kilometers through red sand

Deine Schuhe waren wie aus Beton

Your shoes felt like they were made of concrete

Doch du wolltest tanzen zu lauten Songs

But you wanted to dance to loud songs

Die Freiheit, die du ersehnst

The freedom you long for

Lag in 'nem fremden Land

Was in a foreign land

Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

Mama, Mama, you were so young, but your soul was old

Mama, Mama, deine Reise ging 'ne Ewigkeit

Mama, Mama, your journey took an eternity

Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

Three thousand kilometers through red sand

Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

Mama, Mama, you were so young, but your soul was old

Kennst kein'n Mensch hier, bist ganz allein

You don't know anyone here, you're all alone

Kriegst nichts geschenkt, doch liebst es zu teil'n

You get nothing for free, but you love to share

Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

Three thousand kilometers through red sand

Vielleicht bist du noch nicht angekomm'n

Maybe you haven't arrived yet

Doch vergiss nicht, wie weit du schon gegang'n bist

But don't forget how far you've already come

Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

Three thousand kilometers through red sand

Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

Mama, Mama, you were so young, but your soul was old

Mama, Mama, deine Reise ging 'ne Ewigkeit

Mama, Mama, your journey took an eternity

Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

Three thousand kilometers through red sand

Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

Mama, Mama, you were so young, but your soul was old

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

Mama, Mama, you were so young, but your soul was old

Mama, Mama, deine Reise ging 'ne Ewigkeit

Mama, Mama, your journey took an eternity

Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

Three thousand kilometers through red sand

Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

Mama, Mama, you were so young, but your soul was old

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

Yallah, yallah, yallah, let's go

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Angst /aŋst/ B1	noun - fear, anxiety
Chance /ˈʃɑːnsə/ A2	noun - opportunity
rot /ʁoːt/ A1	adjective - red
Sand /zant/ A1	noun - sand
Schuhe /ˈʃuːə/ A1	noun - shoes
Beton /beˈtoːn/ A2	noun - concrete
tanzen /ˈtant͡sn̩/ A1	verb - to dance
laut /laʊ̯t/ A2	adjective - loud
Song /zɔŋ/ A1	noun - song
Freiheit /ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t/ B1	noun - freedom, liberty
Land /lant/ A1	noun - country, land
jung /jʊŋ/ A1	adjective - young
Seele /ˈzeːlə/ B1	noun - soul
alt /alt/ A1	adjective - old
Reise /ˈʁaɪ̯zə/ A2	noun - journey, trip

Grammar:

• So weit gegangen und so weit gekommen

  ➔ Past participle used with 'sein' (to be) to form the present perfect tense.

  ➔ This phrase uses the **past participle** 'gegangen' (gone) with **'sein'** to form the **present perfect** tense, indicating an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• Dreitausend Kilometer durch roten Sand

  ➔ Use of preposition 'durch' to indicate movement through a place; also, the cardinal number 'dreitausend' to specify distance.

  ➔ The preposition **'durch'** expresses movement **through** or **across** a space, and **'dreitausend'** is a cardinal number indicating **three thousand** kilometers, emphasizing the extent of travel.

• Mama, Mama, warst so jung, doch deine Seele alt

  ➔ Use of past tense 'warst' (you were); conjunction 'doch' (but) to contrast clauses; possessive 'deine' (your).

  ➔ The **past tense** '**warst**' indicates a completed state in the past; '**doch**' is a coordinating conjunction meaning 'but', used here to contrast youth and age; '**deine**' is a **possessive pronoun** indicating ownership of 'soul'.

• Yallah, yallah, yallah sarbi daghya

  ➔ Imperative form with repetition for emphasis; use of Arabic dialect phrases 'Yallah' (let's go / hurry).

  ➔ The phrase **'Yallah'** is an **imperative** in Arabic meaning **'let's go'** or **'hurry'**, repeated here for emphasis, creating urgency or encouragement.