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Du fragst dich immer noch 00:32
Du fragst dich immer noch 00:34
Was wäre wenn, was wäre wenn 00:37
Und du weißt auch 00:42
Und du weißt auch 00:47
Dass keiner eine Antwort kennt 00:49
Du sagst 00:54
Manchmal wachst du morgens auf 00:56
Und weißt nich' mehr was wahr is' 01:00
Was wahr is' 01:05
Und dann denkst du für ein paar Sekunden 01:08
Dass sie noch da is' 01:13
Noch da is' 01:17
Vor sieben Jahren 01:47
Vor sieben Jahren 01:49
Hast du sie das letzte Mal gesehen 01:52
Aber was war, is' 01:56
Aber was war, is' 02:02
Für dich noch immer wunderschön 02:04
Du sagst 02:09
Manchmal wachst du morgens auf 02:11
Und weißt nich' mehr was wahr is' 02:14
Was wahr is' 02:20
Und dann denkst du für ein paar Sekunden 02:24
Dass sie noch da is' 02:28
Noch da is' 02:32
Wenn du deswegen 02:49
Nich' mehr weiterweißt 02:52
Willst du wieder auf das große Meer hinaus 02:54
Weil du merkst, dass es 03:01
Für dich weitergeht 03:04
So was kriegst du ausm Herzen nich' mehr raus 03:07
So was kriegst du ausm Herzen nich' mehr raus 03:13
Und du erzählst noch immer 03:24
So viel von ihr 03:26
Dabei is' sie sieben Jahre nich' mehr hier 03:29
Und du erzählst noch immer 03:34
So viel von ihr 03:38
Dabei is' sie sieben Jahre nich' mehr hier 03:41
Wenn du deswegen 04:19
Nich' mehr weiterweißt 04:22
Willst du wieder auf das große Meer hinaus 04:25
Weil du merkst, dass es 04:31
Für dich weitergeht 04:34
So was kriegst du ausm Herzen nich' mehr raus 04:37
So was kriegst du ausm Herzen nich' mehr raus 04:44
So was kriegst du ausm Herzen nich' mehr raus 04:49

Sieben Jahre – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

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Dive into the soulful German lyrics of AnnenMayKantereit to master emotive vocabulary and natural phrasing. This song is special for its raw, gravelly vocals and poetic storytelling, making it a perfect tool for learners to experience the depth and nuance of the German language through music.

[English]
You still wonder
You still wonder
What if, what if
And you also know
And you also know
That nobody knows the answer
You say
Sometimes you wake up in the morning
And don't remember what's real anymore
What's real
And then for a few seconds you think
That she's still here
Still here
Seven years ago
Seven years ago
The last time you saw her
But what was, is
But what was, is
Still beautiful to you
You say
Sometimes you wake up in the morning
And don't remember what's real anymore
What's real
And then for a few seconds you think
That she's still here
Still here
When because of this
You don't know how to move on
You want to go back out to the open sea
Because you realize that
Life goes on for you
Something like that, you can't get out of your heart anymore
Something like that, you can't get out of your heart anymore
And you're still talking
So much about her
Even though she's been gone for seven years
And you're still talking
So much about her
Even though she's been gone for seven years
When because of this
You don't know how to move on
You want to go back out to the open sea
Because you realize that
Life goes on for you
Something like that, you can't get out of your heart anymore
Something like that, you can't get out of your heart anymore
Something like that, you can't get out of your heart anymore
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

fragen

fʁaːɡən

A1
  • verb
  • - to ask

Antwort

antvɔʁt

A1
  • noun
  • - answer

wahr

vaːɐ̯

A2
  • adjective
  • - true

Sekunden

zeˈkʊndən

A1
  • noun
  • - seconds

Jahren

jaːʁən

A1
  • noun
  • - years

wunderschön

vʊndɐˈʃøːn

A2
  • adjective
  • - beautiful

weiterweißt

vaɪ̯tɐvaɪ̯st

B2
  • verb
  • - to know what to do next

Meer

meːɐ̯

A1
  • noun
  • - sea

hinaus

hɪˈnaʊ̯s

A2
  • adverb
  • - out

weitergeht

vaɪ̯tɐɡeːt

A2
  • verb
  • - to continue

Herzen

hɛʁt͡sən

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

erzählst

ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlst

A1
  • verb
  • - to tell

wachst

vaxst

A2
  • verb
  • - to wake up

morgens

mɔʁɡəns

A1
  • adverb
  • - in the morning

Sekunden

zeˈkʊndən

A1
  • noun
  • - seconds

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Was wäre wenn, was wäre wenn

    ➔ Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) in hypothetical questions

    "Wäre" is the subjunctive form of "sein". It expresses a hypothetical scenario.

  • Manchmal wachst du morgens auf

    ➔ Separable verb (trennbares Verb)

    ➔ The prefix "auf" is separated from the root verb "wachst" and placed at the end.

  • Und weißt nich' mehr was wahr is'

    ➔ Relative clause (Relativsatz) used as a noun phrase

    "Was wahr is'" functions as a subordinate clause acting as the object of "weißt".

  • Hast du sie das letzte Mal gesehen

    ➔ Present Perfect (Perfekt)

    ➔ Formed with auxiliary "hast" and past participle "gesehen". Used to describe past events.

  • Dass sie noch da is'

    ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by "dass"

    "Dass" connects the main verb to the fact or thought described in the clause.

  • Nich' mehr weiterweißt

    ➔ Negation with "nicht mehr" (no longer)

    "Nicht mehr" indicates that a state that was previously true is no longer true.

  • Dabei is' sie sieben Jahre nich' mehr hier

    ➔ Concessive particle "dabei"

    "Dabei" here acts like "even though" or "whereas", highlighting a contrast.

  • So was kriegst du ausm Herzen nich' mehr raus

    ➔ Dative contraction "ausm" (aus dem)

    "Ausm" is a colloquial combination of the preposition "aus" and the article "dem".

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