Rammstein

[harmor]

Rammstein is a German rock group. I like Rammstein but I read their English translated lyrics and they're simple. I like the song "Sonne" but read the English lyrics.

The reason I bring this up is because I think some German folks come here and I would like their opinion on them.

[Lenni]

Some of their lyrics you can describe as poetry. Thus they may sound simple in English but the things they are singing about are not.

[Joe Gronlund]

I use to listen to Rammstein alot about 6 months back, they sure know how to put on a live show..

One site i found great for Rammstein lyrics and info is..

http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics

[harmor]

I use to listen to Rammstein alot about 6 months back, they sure know how to put on a live show..

One site i found great for Rammstein lyrics and info is..

http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics

What was your favorite song?

[MrNase]

/me some German dude

I like them, I've got one of their very first albums and I love their videos - they're mostly distgusting but nevertheless great.

Used to listen to their music quite often but at the moment I took a break from everything musical and right now I only enjoy the sound of a powerful engine.

[Lats]

I first noticed them watching their Amerika video clip, which is great.

[Joe Gronlund]

What was your favorite song?

I would have to say Seeman..

My most favorite new song is Stirb nicht vor mir..

[Kimmi]

My husband has Rammstein on his napster he download the Du Hast song.. its pretty awsome song. even tho we dont under what they are saying its still pretty awsome song

[Lenni]

HaHa, basically they are singing:

You, you have, you have asked me and I did not say anything.
Which, in German, sounds like:
You, you hate, you hate me etc..

[MrNase]

HaHa, basically they are singing:

You, you have, you have asked me and I did not say anything.
Which, in German, sounds like:
You, you hate, you hate me etc..

Right!

Du, du hast, du hast

sounds like

Du, du hasst, du hasst

but the meaning is totally different.

[Joe Gronlund]

Right!

Du, du hast, du hast

sounds like

Du, du hasst, du hasst

but the meaning is totally different.

So it don't mean "you hate me"?
What is the real meaning of the song?

[Lurk]

Have you guys heard the english version of the song?

He says "You hate.."

[Lenni]

They are using these words to give you a false impression. What they are actually singing (context wise) is: You have asked me and not you hate asked me which does not make sense of course. There can be these two translations just because hate and have (in that particular tense) have the same pronounciation.

[rellek]

Rammstein is quite nice, but I must say besides their 2 best albums, Sonne and Reise, Reise, their songs are not too good... For example the album Rosenrot is quite bad (like their first albums)

[MrNase]

They are using these words to give you a false impression. What they are actually singing (context wise) is: You have asked me and not you hate asked me which does not make sense of course. There can be these two translations just because hate and have (in that particular tense) have the same pronounciation.

I couldn't have explained it better. Do you speak German?