Schutzengel – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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Leben /ˈleːbən/ A1 |
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Hand /hant/ A1 |
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Herz /hɛʁt͡s/ A1 |
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Welt /vɛlt/ A1 |
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Nacht /naxt/ A1 |
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Liebe /ˈliːbə/ A1 |
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Geist /ɡaɪ̯st/ B1 |
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Seele /ˈzeːlə/ B1 |
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Tod /toːt/ B1 |
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träumen /ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən/ A2 |
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sehen /ˈzeːən/ A1 |
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schützend /ˈʃʏt͡sənd/ B2 |
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fallen /ˈfalən/ A2 |
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spüren /ˈʃpyːʁən/ B1 |
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Dunkelheit /ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t/ B2 |
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Licht /lɪçt/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ich bin bei dir dein Leben lang
➔ Accusative Case with 'lang'
➔ 'Ich bin bei dir' means 'I am with you'. 'Dein Leben lang' means 'your whole life'. 'Lang' functions as an adverbial adjunct of time, indicating duration, and it is usually placed after the noun it modifies.
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Halt über dich meine schützende Hand
➔ Accusative Case, Word Order (inversion for emphasis)
➔ 'Meine schützende Hand' is the subject in the accusative case, 'dich' is the object. The sentence is inverted for poetic effect, normally it would be 'Meine schützende Hand halt über dich'.
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Obwohl du mich nicht sehen kannst
➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'obwohl' and Verb Conjugation (kannst)
➔ 'Obwohl' introduces a subordinate clause, indicating a contrast. The verb 'können' (to be able to) is conjugated in the second person singular (du) as 'kannst'.
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Nur du machst sie farbenreich
➔ Word Order, 'Nur' as an adverb, Adjective 'farbenreich'
➔ 'Nur' means 'only'. It emphasizes the subject 'du'. 'Farbenreich' is an adjective meaning 'colorful'.
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Nur wenn du fällst spürst du mich
➔ Conditional Clause with 'wenn' (when), Inversion in Main Clause
➔ 'Wenn du fällst' is a conditional clause. Because the conditional clause comes first, the verb 'spürst' and the subject 'du' are inverted in the main clause.
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Mein Herz mein Geist meine Seele Lebt nur für dich
➔ Nominative Case, Verb Conjugation, Adverb 'nur'
➔ 'Mein Herz', 'mein Geist', and 'meine Seele' are all in the nominative case because they are the subject. The verb 'lebt' is conjugated in the third person singular to agree with the subjects. 'Nur' is an adverb meaning 'only'.
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Mein Tod mein Leben meine Liebe Ist nichts ohne Dich
➔ Nominative Case, Predicative Adjective Phrase 'nichts ohne Dich'
➔ 'Mein Tod', 'mein Leben', and 'meine Liebe' are all in the nominative case as they are the subject. 'Ist nichts ohne Dich' is a predicative phrase describing the subject. 'Ohne Dich' means 'without you'.