Feuer Frei! – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Rammstein
• Album: Mutter

Lyrics & Translation

[German]

[English]

Getadelt wird, wer Schmerzen kennt

He's scorned who knows pain

Vom Feuer, das die Haut verbrennt

From the fire that burns the skin

Ich werf ein Licht

I throw a light

In mein Gesicht

Into my face

Ein heißer Schrei

A hot scream

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

...

...

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

...

...

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

...

...

Geadelt ist, wer Schmerzen kennt

He's honored who knows pain

Vom Feuer, das in Lust verbrennt

From the fire that burns in lust

Ein Funkenstoß

A spark

In ihren Schoß

Into her lap

Ein heißer Schrei

A hot scream

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

...

...

Gefährlich ist, wer Schmerzen kennt

Dangerous is he who knows pain

Vom Feuer, das den Geist verbrennt

From the fire that burns the mind

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Gefährlich das gebrannte Kind

Dangerous the burned child

Mit Feuer, das vom Leben trennt

With fire that separates from life

Ein heißer Schrei

A hot scream

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

Dein Glück

Your luck

Ist nicht mein Glück

Is not my luck

Ist mein Unglück

Is my misfortune

Dein Glück

Your luck

Ist nicht mein Glück

Is not my luck

Ist mein Unglück

Is my misfortune

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

...

...

Feuer frei!

Fire at will!

Bang, bang

Bang, bang

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Feuer /ˈfɔʏ̯ɐ/ A1	noun - fire
Schmerz /ʃmɛʁts/ B1	noun - pain
Schrei /ʃʁaɪ/ B1	noun - scream
Lust /lʊst/ B2	noun - desire
Geist /ɡaɪ̯st/ B2	noun - spirit
Kind /kɪnt/ A1	noun - child
Glück /ɡlʏk/ B1	noun - luck
heiß /haɪs/ A2	adjective - hot
gefährlich /ɡəˈfɛːʁlɪç/ B2	adjective - dangerous
verbrennen /fɛʁˈbʁɛnən/ B2	verb - to burn
werfen /ˈvɛʁfən/ B1	verb - to throw
bang /bæŋ/ A2	verb - to hit or strike something loudly

Key Grammar Structures

• Getadelt wird, wer Schmerzen kennt

  ➔ Passive Voice with 'werden' + Relative Clause

  ➔ This uses the passive voice with "werden" to express "Is condemned". "Wer Schmerzen kennt" is a relative clause acting as the subject of the sentence, meaning "he who knows pain".

• Ich werf ein Licht In mein Gesicht

  ➔ Verb Conjugation (werfen - to throw) + Accusative Case (Licht)

  ➔ "Ich werf" is the first-person singular present tense conjugation of "werfen" (to throw). "Ein Licht" is in the accusative case because it's the direct object of the verb.

• Geadelt ist, wer Schmerzen kennt

  ➔ Perfect Tense Passive ('geadelt ist') + Relative Clause ('wer Schmerzen kennt')

  ➔ "Geadelt ist" is the perfect tense passive form of "adeln" (to ennoble), meaning "has been ennobled". The relative clause "wer Schmerzen kennt" again acts as the subject, meaning "he who knows pain".

• Gefährlich ist, wer Schmerzen kennt

  ➔ Adjective as predicate + Relative clause ('wer Schmerzen kennt')

  ➔ "Gefährlich" (dangerous) is the predicate adjective. Again, "wer Schmerzen kennt" is the subject of the sentence via a relative clause.

• Dein Glück Ist nicht mein Glück Ist mein Unglück

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun ('Dein/mein') + Predicative Nominative ('Glück/Unglück')

  ➔ "Dein" and "mein" are possessive pronouns indicating "your" and "my" respectively. "Glück" (luck) and "Unglück" (misfortune) are in the nominative case and act as predicate nominatives, describing the subject.