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die alten sagen nichts im Leben ist für 00:19
free ich will nicht glauben se Drink 00:24
kein sin ich bin so high wie nie 00:27
Türen aus 00:31
Glas sehen mich 00:33
komm machen sich 00:35
auf 00:38
slid 00:43
slid ja 00:46
ja und da steht 00:50
sie 00:53
diese die 00:55
sie sagt für dich ist alles 01:01
gratis alles ist gratis ich f mich so 01:04
gratis für dich ist alles 01:11
gratis alles 01:14
so stell dir 01:16
vor stell dir vorakersers 01:18
[Musik] 01:27
Sneakers fre sakers fre 01:30
[Musik] 01:33
sakersakersakers 01:35
[Musik] 01:37
sakers 01:50
fre ein Kind B das Licht zu 01:52
reichen ein Kind SP den kalten Kim Kim K 01:57
ich war immer immer ein Junge mit en ein 02:01
Junge ohne Z ein Junge brauch Sneakers 02:04
freakersakers 02:07
[Musik] 02:15
[Applaus] 02:23
Türen aus 02:33
Glas sehen mich 02:34
kommicht 02:37
auf New York New 02:39
York New York New 02:43
[Applaus] 02:48
York alle 02:52
sneakerse 03:01
sneakerse sneakerse Sneakers fore 03:02
sneakerseneakers 03:07
sneakerse 03:08
[Musik] 03:17
sneakerse ich kann nicht warten auf die 03:28
free 03:30
drinks doch ich warte auf die free 03:33
drinks ich kann nicht leben ohne free 03:38
drinks oh fre dr fre 03:41
dr ich kann nicht leben ohne 03:48
fre ich auf 03:53
die ichn nicht leben fre 03:57
Drink fre 04:03
Drink hast du Angst mein 04:07
Kind keine Angst mein Kinder 04:12

sneakers4free – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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Bilderbuch
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Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the German language through Bilderbuch's 'sneakers4free,' a track that mixes Pop and Funk energy with lyrics reflecting on desire and what's truly free. Learning German through this song offers a glimpse into contemporary Austrian youth culture and style, delivered with their signature, often witty, flair.

[English]
[Music]
the old ones say nothing in life is for
free I don't want to believe this drink
makes no sense I'm so high like never before
doors open
glass sees me
come, make yourself
ready
slide
slide yeah
yeah and there she stands
she
this one that
she says for you everything is
free everything is free I feel so
free for you everything is
free everything
so imagine
imagine
[Music]
sneakers free sneakers free
[Music]
sneakers sneakers sneakers
[Music]
sneakers
free a child B giving the light to
reach a child SP the cold Kim Kim K
I was always always a boy with an
boy without Z a boy needs sneakers
freakers sneakers
[Music]
[Applause]
doors open
glass sees me
come on
up New York New
York New York New
[Applause]
York all
sneakers
sneakers sneakers sneakers four
sneakers sneakers
sneakers
[Music]
sneakers I can't wait for the
free
drinks but I'm waiting for the free
drinks I can't live without free
drinks oh free the free
dr I can't live without
free I'm waiting
for the I can't live free
drink free
drink are you afraid my
child no fear my children
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

Sneakers

ˈsniːkɐs

A1
  • noun
  • - athletic shoes

gratis

ɡʁaˈtiːs

A1
  • adjective
  • - free of charge

high

haɪ

A1
  • adjective
  • - high

Türen

ˈtyːʁən

A1
  • noun
  • - doors

Glas

ɡlaːs

A1
  • noun
  • - glass

sehen

ˈzeːən

A1
  • verb
  • - to see

machen

ˈmaxən

A1
  • verb
  • - to make

slid

slɪt

B1
  • verb
  • - to slide

reich

ʁaɪç

A2
  • adjective
  • - rich

kalt

kalt

A1
  • adjective
  • - cold

Kind

kɪnt

A1
  • noun
  • - child

Licht

lɪçt

A1
  • noun
  • - light

warten

ˈvaʁtən

A1
  • verb
  • - to wait

Angst

aŋst

A1
  • noun
  • - fear

leben

ˈleːbən

A1
  • verb
  • - to live

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Key Grammar Structures

  • die alten sagen nichts im Leben ist für free

    ➔ Negation with 'nichts' and word order in subordinate clauses

    ➔ The phrase 'sagen nichts' uses 'nichts' to negate an entire idea, meaning 'say nothing'. In German, verbs often come second in statements.

  • ich bin so high wie nie

    ➔ Comparative structure with 'wie'

    ➔ 'so ... wie' means 'as ... as'. 'Ich bin so high wie nie' = 'I am as high as never before', emphasizing maximum condition.

  • Türen aus Glas sehen mich

    ➔ Subject-verb-object inversion and accusative case

    ➔ ‘Türen aus Glas’ acts as the subject. The sentence means 'Doors of glass see me', reversing expected roles for stylistic effect.

  • sie sagt für dich ist alles gratis

    ➔ Indirect speech and word order with subordinated clauses

    ➔ After 'sie sagt', the statement 'für dich ist alles gratis' maintains main clause order for stylistic simplicity instead of normal verb-final order.

  • stell dir vor

    ➔ Imperative with reflexive pronoun

    ➔ ‘stell dir vor’ literally means 'imagine to yourself'. 'dir' is the dative reflexive pronoun matching the subject 'du'.

  • ich war immer ein Junge ohne Z

    ➔ Use of past tense (Präteritum) with 'sein'

    ➔ 'ich war' is the simple past of 'sein' (to be). It indicates a past state or identity, here emphasizing youth or innocence.

  • ein Kind SP den kalten Kim

    ➔ Noun with adjective in accusative case

    ➔ ‘den kalten Kim’ uses 'den' and adjective ending '-en' to mark masculine accusative.

  • hast du Angst mein Kind

    ➔ Question formation with inversion

    ➔ In questions, verb comes before the subject: 'hast du Angst?' = 'Are you afraid?'.