Seine Heimat war die See

• By: Santiano
• Album: Haithabu - Im Auge des Sturms

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[English]

Die Hand am Ruder, auf seinem Schiff

His hand on the rudder, on his ship

Von rauer Fahrt gezeichnet, sein Angesicht

His face marked by rough voyages

Alle Welt hat er befahren

He has traveled the whole world

Für das Meer war er gebor'n

He was born for the sea

Seine Augen blickten furchtlos in den Sturm

His eyes looked fearlessly into the storm

Denn seine Heimat war die See

Because his home was the sea

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

In the distant distance under the light of the stars

Sah man ihn auf der Brücke steh'n

You could see him standing on the bridge

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

In the distant distance under the light of the stars

Sah man ihn einsam untergeh'n

You could see him sinking alone

Er war unser Kapitän

He was our captain

Vom Kap der Stürme bis Feuerland

From the Cape of Storms to Tierra del Fuego

Des Südens Sternenbilder war'n ihm bekannt

He knew the constellations of the South

Dort wo keiner sonst gewesen

Where no one else has been

Dahin führte stehts sein Kurs

That's where his course always led

Seinem Schiff hielt er die Treue bis zum Schluss

He remained loyal to his ship until the end

Denn seine Heimat war die See

Because his home was the sea

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

In the distant distance under the light of the stars

Sah man ihn auf der Brücke steh'n

You could see him standing on the bridge

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

In the distant distance under the light of the stars

Sah man ihn einsam untergeh'n

You could see him sinking alone

Er war unser Kapitän

He was our captain

Die Hand am Ruder, steht er noch heut

His hand on the rudder, he still stands today

Den Blick nach vorn gerichtet, in Ewigkeit

His gaze directed forward, for eternity

Vom Gezeitenstrom geborgen

Sheltered by the tidal current

In die Tiefe heimgebracht

Brought home to the depths

Hält er einsam seine letzte Ankerwacht

He lonely keeps his last anchor watch

Denn seine Heimat war die See

Because his home was the sea

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

In the distant distance under the light of the stars

Sah man ihn auf der Brücke steh'n

You could see him standing on the bridge

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

Seine Heimat war die See

His home was the sea

In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

In the distant distance under the light of the stars

Sah man ihn einsam untergeh'n

You could see him sinking alone

Er war unser Kapitän

He was our captain

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Từ vựng có trong bài hát này:

Từ vựng	Nghĩa
Hand /hant/ A1	noun - hand
Ruder /ˈʁuːdɐ/ B1	noun - rudder, oar
Schiff /ʃɪf/ A1	noun - ship
Fahrt /faːɐ̯t/ B1	noun - journey, voyage
gezeichnet /ɡəˈzaɪ̯çnət/ B2	adjective - marked, characterized verb - to draw, to sign
Angesicht /ˈanɡəzɪçt/ B2	noun - face
Welt /vɛlt/ A1	noun - world
Meer /meːɐ̯/ A1	noun - sea
Augen /ˈaʊ̯ɡən/ A1	noun - eyes
Sturm /ʃtʊʁm/ B1	noun - storm
Heimat /ˈhaɪ̯maːt/ B1	noun - homeland, home
Ferne /ˈfɛʁnə/ B1	noun - distance, far away
Licht /lɪçt/ A1	noun - light
Sterne /ˈʃtɛʁnə/ A1	noun - stars
Brücke /ˈbʁʏkə/ B1	noun - bridge, (ship's) bridge
einsam /ˈaɪ̯nzaːm/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
Kapitän /kapiˈtɛːn/ A2	noun - captain
Treue /ˈtʁɔɪ̯ə/ B2	noun - loyalty, fidelity
Tiefe /ˈtiːfə/ B1	noun - depth
Ankerwacht /ˈaŋkɐˌvaχt/ C1	noun - anchor watch

Ngữ pháp:

• Seine Heimat war die See

  ➔ Past tense of 'sein' (was) to describe a past state

  ➔ 'war' is the past tense of 'sein', meaning 'was' in English, indicating a past state or condition.

• Von rauer Fahrt gezeichnet, sein Angesicht

  ➔ Participle phrase 'gezeichnet' as an adjective, describing 'fahrt'

  ➔ 'gezeichnet' is a participle used here as an adjective to describe the noun 'fahrt' (journey), implying it is marked or characterized by harshness.

• Alle Welt hat er befahren

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'haben' + past participle 'befahren' indicating completed action

  ➔ 'haben' is the auxiliary verb used with the past participle 'befahren' to form the present perfect tense, expressing an action completed in the past.

• Seinen Schiff hielt er die Treue bis zum Schluss

  ➔ Dative case 'Seinen Schiff' as the object, with verb 'hielt' (held), expressing loyalty or fidelity to the ship

  ➔ 'Seinen Schiff' uses the dative case to indicate the object of loyalty, with 'hielt' being the past tense of 'halten' (to hold), expressing he kept faith or loyalty to his ship.

• Denn seine Heimat war die See

  ➔ Conjunction 'Denn' introduces reason or explanation, with 'war' indicating past tense of 'sein'

  ➔ 'Denn' means 'because' or 'for', providing a reason for the statement, and 'war' is the past tense of 'sein' (was).

• In der weiten Ferne unterm Licht der Sterne

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location in distant space under the stars

  ➔ This phrase uses prepositions 'in' and 'unter' to describe the setting in the distant space beneath the stars.

• Sah man ihn einsam untergeh'n

  ➔ Imperfect tense with 'sah' (saw) indicating a past observation of someone fading away

  ➔ 'sah' is the past tense of 'sehen' (to see), used here to describe observing someone fading away in the past.

• Hält er einsam seine letzte Ankerwacht

  ➔ Present tense 'Hält' (holds) + reflexive pronoun 'er' (he) + possessive 'seine' (his)

  ➔ 'Hält' is the third person singular present tense of 'halten' (to hold), and 'er' (he) is the subject; 'seine letzte Ankerwacht' refers to his last watch at anchor.