Lieber allein – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: LEA
• Album: Bülowstrasse

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of the German language through LEA's introspective song, 'Lieber allein'. This track offers a window into understanding emotions and relationships, using evocative lyrics to explore themes of distance and solitude, making it a compelling choice for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Everything you say is a thousand miles away

Hannover Valencia, only time remains

Between my call and your silence

Between the waiting and all my questions

Do you have nothing more to say?

Is there nothing more to say?

Ah, ah, how far

How far, how far

Can you run to not be gone?

Ah, ah, how far

How far, how far

Would you leave to be back here again?

Ah, ah, I prefer to be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Let me rather be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

I hear you breathing through the phone

Hannover Valencia, how far is that already?

And how I thought it didn't matter

What are a thousand miles anyway? Oh

What are a thousand miles anyway?

What are a thousand miles anyway?

Ah, ah, how far

How far, how far

Can you run to not be gone?

Ah, ah, how far

How far, how far

Would you leave to be back here again?

Ah, ah, I prefer to be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Let me rather be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Ah, ah, I prefer to be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Let me rather be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Ah ah, ah ah ah

Ah, ah, ah ah ah ah

Ah ah, ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah, ah, how far

How far, how far

Can you run to not be gone?

Ah, ah, how far

How far, how far

Would you leave to be back here again?

Ah, ah, I prefer to be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Let me rather be alone

Prefer to be alone, prefer to be alone

Let me rather be alone

(Alone, alone, alone)

Let me rather be alone

(Alone, alone, alone)

Ah ah, ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah, ah ah

Ah ah, ah ah ah ah

...

[German]

Alles was du sagst ist tausend Meilen weit

Hannover Valencia, es bleibt nur die Zeit

Zwischen meinem Anruf und deinem Schweigen

Zwischen dem Warten und all meinen Fragen

Hast du nichts mehr zu sagen?

Ist da nichts mehr zu sagen?

Ah, ah, wie weit

Wie weit, wie weit

Kannst du laufen um nicht fort zu sein?

Ah, ah, wie weit

Wie weit, wie weit

Würdest du geh'n um wieder hier zu sein?

Ah, ah, ich bin lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Lass mich lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Ich hör' dich atmen durchs Telefon

Hannover Valencia, wie weit ist das schon?

Und wie ich noch dachte, es sei so egal

Was sind schon tausend Meilen? Oh

Was sind schon tausend Meilen?

Was sind schon tausend Meilen?

Ah, ah, wie weit

Wie weit, wie weit

Kannst du laufen um nicht fort zu sein?

Ah, ah, wie weit

Wie weit, wie weit

Würdest du geh'n um wieder hier zu sein?

Ah, ah, ich bin lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Lass mich lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Ah, ah, ich bin lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Lass mich lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Ah ah, ah ah ah

Ah, ah, ah ah ah ah

Ah ah, ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah, ah, wie weit

Wie weit, wie weit

Kannst du laufen um nicht fort zu sein?

Ah, ah, wie weit

Wie weit, wie weit

Würdest du geh'n um wieder hier zu sein?

Ah, ah, ich bin lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Lass mich lieber allein

Lieber allein, lieber allein

Lass mich lieber allein

(Allein, allein, allein)

Lass mich lieber allein

(Allein, allein, allein)

Ah ah, ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah, ah ah

Ah ah, ah ah ah ah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sagen /ˈzaːɡən/ A2	verb - to say
bleibt /bliːpt/ A2	verb - to stay
laufen /ˈlaʊfən/ B1	verb - to run
wieder /ˈviːdɐ/ A2	adverb - again
allein /ˈaːlaɪn/ A1	adjective, adverb - alone
fragen /ˈfʁaːɡn/ B1	verb - to ask
fragen /ˈfʁaːɡn/ B1	verb - questions
weit /vaɪt/ A2	adjective, adverb - far
bewegen /bəˈveːɡn/ B2	verb - to move
tatsächlich /ˈtatsɛçlɪç/ C1	adverb - actually
Egal /ʔeˈːɡaːl/ C1	adjective - equal, regardless

Key Grammar Structures

• Was sind schon tausend Meilen?

  ➔ Present tense with 'sind' (to be) used for questioning about a plural subject.

  ➔ The sentence uses the **present tense** with the verb '**sind**' (are) to form a question about the quantity **'tausend Meilen'** (thousand miles).

• Wie weit, wie weit

  ➔ Use of 'wie' (how) as a question word to inquire about distance or extent.

  ➔ The repeated phrase '**wie weit**' (how far) illustrates a question about **distance or extent**, emphasizing the uncertainty or longing regarding physical or emotional space.

• Lass mich lieber allein

  ➔ Use of the imperative form with 'lassen' ('let') to express a desire or request to be left alone.

  ➔ The phrase '**Lass mich lieber allein**' employs the **imperative mood** with the verb '**lassen**' (to let) to communicate a **preference or plea** to be left alone.

• Ich hör' dich atmen durchs Telefon

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense 'hör'' (hear) with a reflexive pronoun 'dich' (you) and prepositional phrase 'durchs Telefon' (through the phone).

  ➔ The verb '**hör''** (to hear) is in the **present tense**, and the phrase '**durchs Telefon**' indicates the action is happening **through the phone**, emphasizing sensory connection.