Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Bilderbuch's 'Schick Schock' to explore a unique blend of German-language Art Pop fused with Funk and Hip-Hop influences. This song is special because it challenges genre boundaries and showcases a confident, playful take on modern music production, making it a great entry point for those interested in contemporary Austrian pop with a provocative edge.
Key Vocabulary
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schock /ʃɔk/ B2 |
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schick /ʃɪk/ B1 |
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laut /laʊt/ A2 |
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trauern /ˈtraʊ̯ɐn/ B2 |
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stehen /ˈʃteːən/ A1 |
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sehen /ˈzeːən/ A1 |
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fühlen /ˈfyːlən/ A2 |
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hand /hant/ A1 |
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haut /haʊt/ A2 |
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designer /dɪˈzaɪnɐ/ B1 |
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seide /ˈzaɪdə/ B1 |
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verstehen /fɛɐˈʃteːən/ A2 |
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trauen /ˈtraʊ̯ən/ B2 |
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sparkling /ˈspɑːklɪŋ/ B1 |
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schönste /ˈʃøːnstə/ A2 |
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bar /baːɐ̯/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Sag es laut
➔ Imperative mood – giving a command
➔ The word "Sag" is the imperative form of "sagen" (to say).
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Du bist hinter meinem Hintern her
➔ Preposition "hinter" with accusative (motion) and directional particle "her"
➔ "hinter" takes the accusative here because the speaker is talking about moving "behind" the butt, and "her" adds the sense of "towards the speaker".
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Seit ich da so steh fällt mir auf
➔ Temporal conjunction "seit" with present tense, verb‑second order after subordinate clause
➔ "Seit" introduces a temporal clause; the main clause follows the V2 rule: "fällt" comes before the subject "mir".
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Du sagst dir
➔ Reflexive verb with dative pronoun
➔ "sagst" is used reflexively here; "dir" is the dative reflexive pronoun meaning "to yourself".
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Ich kann verstehen, es ist nicht leicht, dass du dich traust
➔ Modal verb + infinitive; subordinate clause with "dass"
➔ "kann" is a modal verb followed by the infinitive "verstehen"; the clause "dass du dich traust" is a content clause introduced by "dass".
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also marschier ich auf dich zu
➔ Verb + directional particle "zu" (movement towards the addressee)
➔ The particle "zu" follows the verb "marschier" and signals that the action is directed "towards" the person "dich".
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Du hast den Schick Schock
➔ Present perfect with "haben" + past participle
➔ "hast" is the 2nd‑person singular of "haben" and forms the present perfect together with the participle "den Schick Schock".
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Weil dich mein Chic schockt
➔ "weil" clause – cause conjunction, verb final
➔ "weil" introduces a cause clause; in German the finite verb "schockt" moves to the end of the clause, after the object "dich".
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Sag wer, ist der schönste an der Bar?
➔ Indirect question – verb‑subject inversion after a question word
➔ "wer" is the interrogative pronoun; the clause "ist der schönste an der Bar" follows the usual verb‑first order because it is an embedded question.
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