Zuhause – Bilingual Lyrics German/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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Liebe /ˈliːbə/ A1 |
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Zeit /t͡saɪ̯t/ A1 |
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Wunden /ˈvʊndən/ B1 |
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Spiel /ʃpiːl/ A1 |
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Augen /ˈaʊ̯ɡən/ A1 |
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Welt /vɛlt/ A1 |
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Freunde /ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndə/ A1 |
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Zuhause /t͡suˈhaʊ̯zə/ A1 |
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Singen /ˈzɪŋən/ A1 |
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Leuchten /ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩/ B1 |
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Träume /ˈtʁɔɪ̯mə/ B1 |
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Schaffen /ˈʃafən/ B1 |
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Wind /vɪnt/ A1 |
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Liegt /liːkt/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Glaub mir irgendwann wird die Liebe regieren
➔ Future tense with "werden"
➔ The verb "wird regieren" indicates a future action. "Werden + infinitive" is the standard way to express the future tense in German. "Irgendwann" means sometime.
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Die Zeit lässt die Wunden heilen
➔ Causative "lassen" with infinitive
➔ "lässt heilen" means "lets heal" or "causes to heal". The structure is "lassen + infinitive". Here, time is making the wounds heal.
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Sag mir wie lang wir noch hier stehen
➔ Indirect question with "wie lang"
➔ "wie lang" means "how long". The entire clause "wie lang wir noch hier stehen" functions as the object of the verb "sag". Word order is different from direct questions.
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Bis wir endlich soweit sind, dass wir uns in die Augen sehen
➔ Subjunctive mood (Konjunktiv II) - *sehen könnten* (implied)
➔ The sentence implies a hypothetical or conditional situation. While not explicitly using Konjunktiv II forms (like "sehen könnten"), the "dass" clause suggests a condition or a desired outcome. The use of "soweit sind, dass" often leads to subjunctive mood in more formal writing.
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Lass uns zusammen singen bis uns die Welt zu Füßen liegt
➔ Imperative with "lass uns" and Subjunctive mood implied in "liegt"
➔ "Lass uns" is a way to express a suggestion or command involving oneself and others ("Let us"). "liegt" (liege) implies * Konjunktiv I, although in colloquial speech present indicative is often used. The clause "bis uns die Welt zu Füßen liegt" describes an ideal state.
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Egal woher du kommst
➔ Subjunctive mood implied in "woher du kommst"
➔ The implication is that it doesn't matter *wherever* you might come from. Although the indicative is used, the sentence expresses a general statement, a condition that can be seen as hypothetical.
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Ich weiß genau, dass alles besser werden kann
➔ "dass"-clause as object, future tense with "werden"
➔ The "dass"-clause "dass alles besser werden kann" is the object of the verb "weiß". "Werden kann" expresses the possibility of something becoming better in the future.
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Wenn ich ganz fest dran glaub, dann schaff ich es irgendwann
➔ Conditional sentence with "wenn", adverbial phrase "dran glauben"
➔ This is a conditional sentence where "wenn" introduces the condition. "dran glauben" is an idiom meaning to believe in something, with "dran" referring to the implied object.