Sweetlove – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: Magic Life

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bilderbuch's "Sweetlove," a track that uses its distinct German lyrics, like the contrast between a 'cold world' and the warmth of 'Sweetlove,' to convey an intense feeling of longing and escape. By listening to this song, you can engage with contemporary Austrian German used in a highly stylized, emotive context, making it a special entry point into the language's modern musical expression.

[English]

I think this is sweet love

Sweet sweet love

I think this is sweet love

Sweet sweet love

This world is cold, so cold

(So cold)

But you have no one for me and you take me away from her

(Immediately)

I touch your heart

I think this is sweet love

Sweet sweet love

I think this is sweet love

Sweet sweet love

...

This world is cold, so cold

But you have no one for me and you take me away from her

But you have no one for me and you take me away from her

(Immediately)

You touch my heart

...

That looks like sweet love

Sweet sweet

Love

Sweet love

Sweet love

Sweet love

Yeah

...

[German]

Ich glaube das ist sweetlove

Sweet sweet love

Ich glaube das ist sweetlove

Sweet sweet love

Diese welt ist kalt so cold

(So cold)

Aber du hast niemand für mich und nimmst mich von ihr fort

(Sofort)

Ich berühr' dein Herz

Ich glaube das ist sweetlove

Sweet sweet love

Ich glaube das ist sweetlove

Sweet sweet love

Diese welt ist kalt so cold

(So cold)

Aber du hast niemand für mich und nimmst mich von ihr fort

(Sofort)

Du berührst mein Herz

Das schaut aus wie sweet love

Sweet sweet

Love

Sweet love

Sweet love

Sweet love

Yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sweetlove swiːtˈlʌv A1	noun - a tender and loving relationship
glaube ˈɡlaʊbə A1	verb - to believe
kalt kalt A1	adjective - having a low temperature
cold kəʊld A1	adjective - having a low temperature
niemand ˈniːmand A1	pronoun - no one
nimmst nɪmst A2	verb - to take
fort fɔrt A1	adverb - away from here
berühr' bəˈʁʏr A2	verb - to touch
Herz hɛrts A1	noun - a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
schaut ʃaʊt A1	verb - to look
aus aʊs A1	preposition - from the inside out
wie viː A1	conjunction - in what way
love lʌv A1	noun - deep affection

Key Grammar Structures

• Ich glaube das ist sweetlove

  ➔ Present tense main clause + subordinate clause (that‑clause) with omitted conjunction “dass”.

  ➔ The verb **"glaube"** (believe) is in the present tense and introduces a clause that would normally start with “dass”: *Ich glaube, **dass** das ist sweetlove*.

• Diese welt ist kalt so cold (So cold)

  ➔ Simple present predicate with adjective complement; use of predicate adjective after “sein”.

  ➔ The structure **„ist kalt“** uses the copular verb **“ist”** (is) followed by the adjective **“kalt”** (cold) to describe the world.

• Aber du hast niemand für mich und nimmst mich von ihr fort

  ➔ Coordinated main clauses with present tense verbs; perfect auxiliary “hast” + infinitive, and separable verb “fort‑nehmen”.

  ➔ The first clause **„du hast niemand für mich“** uses the perfect auxiliary **„hast“** with an implied past participle (omitted in colloquial speech). The second clause **„nimmst mich von ihr fort“** contains the separable verb **„nimmst … fort“** (take away).

• Ich berühr' dein Herz

  ➔ Present tense verb with colloquial vowel elision (Berühr' = berühre).

  ➔ The verb **„berühr'“** is a shortened, spoken form of **„berühre“** (to touch) with the final “e” dropped, a common feature in song lyrics.

• Du berührst mein Herz

  ➔ Second‑person singular present tense of a regular verb; subject‑verb agreement.

  ➔ The verb **„berührst“** correctly matches the subject **„du“** (you) in the second‑person singular present.

• Das schaut aus wie sweet love

  ➔ Separable verb “schauen … aus” (to look like) + comparative “wie”.

  ➔ The phrase **„schaut aus wie“** uses the separable verb **„schauen … aus“** (to appear) followed by **„wie“** (like) to make a comparison.

• Sweet sweet love

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis; no overt grammatical category but functions as a noun phrase.

  ➔ The word **„Sweet“** is repeated twice to intensify the feeling, creating a simple noun phrase **„Sweet sweet love“**.

• Yeah

  ➔ Interjection; expresses emotion or agreement, not part of the sentence structure.

  ➔ The word **„Yeah“** functions as an interjection, adding emotional colour without affecting grammar.