SCHICK SCHOCK – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

She is so tough, you'll never get her in life

Pulls you in, pushes you back

She is so tough, you'll never get her in life

A pill too

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

With the Copacabana

And the Copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

And the Copacabana

She is so tough, you'll never get her in life

Pulls you in, pushes you back

She is so tough, you'll never get her in life

A pill too

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

With the Copacabana

And the Copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

And the Copacabana

Lola, take me with you

You've got the chic firmly under control

With your Buffalo boots

Buffalo Boots

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Let me onto the Dancing Star

At the Viennese Copacagrande

I know now

We take a ride now

Life is a rollercoaster, love, love, love now

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

Suddenly everything is true

And the Copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

With the Copacabana

And the Copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the point?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

And the Copacabana

[German]

Sie ist so tough, du schaffst sie nie im Leben

Zieht dich an, stößt dich zurück

Sie ist so tough, du schaffst sie nie im Leben

Eine Pille auch

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

With the copacabana

And the copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

And the copacabana

Sie ist so tough, du schaffst sie nie im Leben

Zieht dich an, stößt dich zurück

Sie ist so tough, du schaffst sie nie im Leben

Eine Pille auch

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

With the copacabana

And the copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

And the copacabana

Lola, nimm mich mit

Du hast den Schick so fest im Griff

Mit deinen Buffalo Boots

Buffalo Boots

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Lass mich an den Dancing Star

Im Wiener Copacagrande

Ich weiß Bescheid jetzt

We take a ride jetzt

Life is a rollercoaster, love, love, love jetzt

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

Plötzlich ist alles wahr

And the copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

With the copacabana

And the copacabana

You're in my life sometimes

What's the sense?

If I remain in love

Yeah, yeah

And the copacabana

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - strong, resilient; not easily broken
schaffst /ˈʃaːfst/ B2	verb - you manage / you accomplish
Leben /ˈleːbən/ A2	noun - life
zieht /tsiːt/ B1	verb - pulls / attracts
stößt /ʃøːst/ B2	verb - pushes / bumps into
Pille /ˈpɪlə/ B1	noun - pill, tablet
Lola /ˈloːla/ A1	noun - a female given name
nimm /nɪm/ B1	verb - take (imperative)
Schick /ʃɪk/ B2	noun - style, chic
fest /fɛst/ B1	adjective - firm, solid, tight
Griff /ɡʁɪf/ B1	noun - grip, handle
Buffalo /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ B2	noun - a large bovine animal; also a city in New York, USA
Boots /buːts/ A1	noun - boots (footwear covering the ankle or higher)
Star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - star (celebrity or celestial body)
Wiener /ˈviːnɐ/ B2	adjective - Viennese; relating to Vienna
Copacagrande /kɒpəˈkɑːɡrændi/ C1	noun - fictional place name (used in the song)
Bescheid /bəˈʃaɪt/ B2	noun - information, notice, decision
rollercoaster /ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər/ B2	noun - amusement ride with steep ascents and descents; also used metaphorically for an emotional ups‑and‑downs
wahr /vaːɐ̯/ B1	adjective - true, real

Key Grammar Structures

• You're in my life sometimes

  ➔ Present simple (affirmative)

  ➔ The verb "are" shows present simple tense.

• What's the sense?

  ➔ Wh‑question formation with inversion

  ➔ The auxiliary "what's" (what is) is placed before the subject to form a question.

• If I remain in love with the copacabana

  ➔ First‑conditional clause (real future possibility)

  ➔ The conjunction "If" introduces a real condition; the verb "remain" is in the present simple to talk about a possible future state.

• Du hast den Schick so fest im Griff

  ➔ Present perfect (haben + past participle)

  ➔ The auxiliary "hast" (have) combined with the past participle "den Schick ... im Griff" expresses a completed action with present relevance.

• Lola, nimm mich mit

  ➔ Imperative mood with direct object pronoun

  ➔ The verb "nimm" (take) is in the imperative; "mich" is the accusative pronoun meaning "me".

• Zieht dich an, stößt dich zurück

  ➔ Present simple, third‑person singular reflexive verb

  ➔ The verbs "zieht" and "stößt" are in present simple; "dich" is a reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.

• du schaffst sie nie im Leben

  ➔ Negation with "nie" (never) in present simple

  ➔ The adverb "nie" (never) follows the verb "schaffst" to create a negative statement.

• Life is a rollercoaster, love, love, love jetzt

  ➔ Simple present with emphatic repetition and adverb "jetzt" (now) at sentence end

  ➔ The verb "is" is present simple; "love, love, love" repeats the noun for emphasis; "jetzt" adds the meaning "now".