Kinder dieser Stadt – English Lyrics

• By: Blutengel
• Album: MONUMENT

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
child /tʃaɪld/ A2	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty
city /ˈsɪti/ A2	noun - a large town
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
morrow /ˈmɒroʊ/ B2	noun - the next day
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to experience visions during sleep
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a person
moon /muːn/ A2	noun - the natural satellite of the earth
enemy /ˈɛn.ə.mi/ B2	noun - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
live /lɪv/ B1
can /kæn/ B1
dead /dɛd/ B2	adjective - no longer alive

Key Grammar Structures

• Wir ziehen durch die Straßen, Bis der Morgen erwacht

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "bis" introducing a temporal clause.

  ➔ The word "bis" means "until". It connects the main clause "Wir ziehen durch die Straßen" (We wander through the streets) with the subordinate clause "bis der Morgen erwacht" (until the morning awakes). The verb in the subordinate clause is at the end.

• Getriebene Seelen im dunkeln der Nacht

  ➔ Participle used as an adjective ("getrieben" modifying "Seelen") and dative case after the preposition "im" combined with definite article (im = in dem).

  ➔ "Getrieben" is the past participle of "treiben" (to drive, to urge). Here, it acts as an adjective describing the "Seelen" (souls). "Im dunkeln der Nacht" uses the dative case because of the preposition "in" when describing a location. The combination "im" is a contraction of "in dem".

• Die Sehnsucht verleiht uns unendliche Kraft

  ➔ Subject-verb-object order (SVO), with "Sehnsucht" (longing) as the subject, "verleiht" (lends/gives) as the verb, and "uns unendliche Kraft" (us infinite power) as the object. Dative pronoun 'uns'.

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates the basic German sentence structure. "Uns" is in the dative case because it is the indirect object of the verb "verleihen". "Unendliche Kraft" is the accusative object.

• Genauso wie Ihr

  ➔ Comparative construction using "genauso wie" (just like).

  ➔ "Genauso wie" is used to compare something to something else. Here, it implies a comparison between the speaker's group and "Ihr" (you, plural).

• Doch wir können nicht leben, Nicht so wie Ihr

  ➔ Use of "doch" as a contrasting conjunction, negation with "nicht", and comparative construction implied with "so wie".

  ➔ "Doch" introduces a contrast to the previous statement. "Nicht" negates the verb "können leben" (can live). "Nicht so wie Ihr" implies "not in the same way as you".