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| Wer wartet mit Besonnenheit | The one who waits with prudence* |
| Der wird belohnt zur rechten Zeit | Will be rewarded at the right time |
| Nun, das Warten hat ein Ende | Well, the waiting has ended |
| Leiht euer Ohr einer Legende. | Lend your ear to a legend |
| Ramm-Stein! | Ramm-Stein! |
| Manche führen, manche folgen | Some lead, some follow |
| Herz und Seele, Hand in Hand | Heart and soul, hand in hand |
| Vorwärts, vorwärts, bleibt nicht stehen! | Forward, forward, don’t stop |
| Sinn und Form bekommen Verstand. | Meaning and form gain understanding |
| Wenn die Freude traurig macht | When joy makes sad |
| keine Sterne in der Nacht. | There are no stars in the night |
| Bist du einsam, und allein | Are you secluded and alone, |
| Wir sind hier, schalte ein… | We are here, switch on… |
| Ramm-Stein! | Ramm-Stein |
| Manche führen, manche folgen | Some lead some follow |
| Böse Miene gutes Spiel. | (Make an) Evil face (for a) good game** |
| Fressen und gefressen werden, | Devouring and being devoured |
| Wir nehmen wenig, geben viel. | We take a little, give a lot |
| Wenn ihr keine Antwort wisst | If you don’t know an answer |
| Richtig ist, was richtig ist | What’s right is right |
| Bist du traurig, und allein | Are you sad and alone |
| Wir sind zurück, schalte ein… | We are back, switch on… |
| Ramm-Stein! | Ramm-Stein! |
| Ein Weg, | One path |
| Ein Ziel | One goal |
| Ein Motiv | One motive |
| Ramm-Stein! | Ramm-Stein |
| Eine Richtung | One direction |
| Ein Gefühl | One feeling |
| Aus Fleisch und Blut, | Of flesh and blood |
| Ein Kollektiv. | One collective |
| Wer wartet mit Besonnenheit | The one who waits with prudence |
| Der wird belohnt zur rechten Zeit | Will be rewarded at the right time |
| Nun, das Warten hat ein Ende | Now the waiting has ended |
| Leiht euer Ohr einer Legende. | Lend your ear to a legend |
| Lyric © Rammstein | Translation © Affenknecht.com |
Submitted by EinHeisserSchrei
Translation notes:
* Prudence also means care/caution/good sense
** “Böse Miene, gutes Spiel.” is a play on the German saying: “Gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen.” (Grin and bear it), i.e. put on a good face for an evil game…which means put on a good front and stay the course. Here it’s juxtaposed to mean put on an evil face for a good game.
An intro to what seems like the apocalypse, We hear once again hear Till Lindemanns beautiful yet dark vocal and then the shout of “Rammstein”. The rest of the band come into play into an epic adventure. “Rammlied” is the evil and better brother to the song “Rammstein”. Rammstein have finally made their return and they make sure everyone knows that with this piece.
A little comment on ‘Wenn die Freude traurig macht’… Freude is ‘joy’ (‘peace’ is Friede). It makes a stronger lyric, too, opposing joy & sadness 🙂
hello – just a little tip:
“Wir sind zurück, schalte ein.” “einschalten” means “to power up”, to switch on (a hifi, for example).
so i would translate it into:
“We’re back, switch on!”
no big deal but the word manche means some, not may. may is duerfen or darf etc… depending on conjugation. So Manche fuehren manche foelgen means some lead some follow, not many lead may follow like it says
Thanks Nallu, I never even copped that until now! It’s corrected.
Thanks for translations, never easy!
There is: “Wir nehmen wenig, nehmen viel”. It should be: “Wir nehmen wenig, geben viel”. -> “We take a little, we give a lot.”
Love the song. Too bad a tour of the US is out of the question(apparently). I’m about it.
So want to see these but missed the chance to buy tickets. This album rocks!
yeah, song is good, bud older brother is better :))
TYhis will be an awesome openr! I can’t wait
This surely will be the opening song of every concert of this tour, yeah, that kicks!
“Evil and better brother” indeed!! A great song that will be amazing live. I couldn’t have come up with a better way myself to get the fan base thrilled, moved, and energized.
Great! Great! Great! Rocks really hard!
What the hell, guys. You took my translation and butchered it.
this song RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an amazing song! it pays homage to the fans! fantastic!