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| Komm mit mir, komm auf mein Schloss | Come with me, come into my castle |
| Da wartet Spass im Tiefgeschoss | Fun waits for us in the basement there |
| Leise, leise woll’n wir sein | Gentle, gentle, we want to be |
| Den Augenblick von Zeit befrei’n | Liberate the moment from time |
| Ja, das Paradies liegt unterm Haus | Yeah, paradise lies under the house |
| Die Tür fällt zu, das Licht geht aus | The door falls closed, the light goes out |
| Seid ihr bereit? | Are you ready? |
| Seid ihr soweit? | Are you good to go? |
| Willkommen in der Dunkelheit | Welcome…to the darkness! |
| In der Dunkelheit | To the darkness! |
| Keiner kann hier unten stören | No one can disturb us down here |
| Niemand, niemand darf uns hören | No one, no one must hear us |
| Nein, man wird uns nicht entdecken | No one will discover us |
| Wir lassen uns das Leben schmecken | We enjoy life |
| Und bist du manchmal auch allein | And (because) you are alone sometimes |
| Ich pflanze dir ein Schwesterlein | I plant you a little sister |
| Die Haut so jung, das Fleisch so fest | The skin so young, the flesh so tight |
| Unter dem Haus ein Liebesnest | Under the house, a love nest |
| Seid ihr bereit? | Are you ready? |
| Seid ihr soweit? | Are you good to go? |
| Willkommen in der Dunkelheit | Welcome…to the darkness! |
| In der Dunkelheit | To the darkness! |
| In der Einsamkeit | To the loneliness |
| In der Traurigkeit | To the sadness |
| Für die Ewigkeit | For eternity |
| Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit | Welcome to reality |
| Und wanderst du im tiefen Tal | And when you walk through a deep valley* |
| Seid ihr bereit? | Are you ready? |
| Und sei Dein Dasein ohne Licht | And if your life (existence) was without light |
| Seid ihr soweit? | Are you good to go? |
| Fürchte kein Unglück, keine Qual | Fear no misfortune, fear no torment |
| Macht euch bereit | Prepare yourself |
| Ich bin bei dir und halte dich | I am with you and I hold you |
| Ich halte dich in der Dunkelheit | I hold you in the darkness!** |
| In der Dunkelheit | In the darkness! |
| Lyric © Rammstein | Translation © Affenknecht.com |
Submitted by EinHeisserSchrei
Translation Notes:
* In German, this refers strongly to the 23rd Psalm (”Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”)
**Double meaning: Ich halte Dich in der Dunkelheit can simply mean I hold you in the darkness (like hugging), but also I keep (or detain) you in the darkness (like you keep a bird in a cage).
This song was purely inspired by the Fritzl case.
To continue with Jenn’s take on what Sam-the-girl said, yes, they had running water and apparently Fritzl said he’d occasionally bring them toys, food and would spend evenings watching TV with them, but that doesn’t change that currently Elizabeth’s (that is, Fritzl’s imprisoned daughter) suffer from panic attacks, are anemic, and have OC trauma behaviours like hair-pulling which they’re needing a whole huge deal of therapy to get rid of.
How exactly is that “not as bad as it’s made out to be”? It sounds pretty horrible to me.
S.
This song, for me, combines the pedophilic, twisted themes of ‘Tier’ and ‘Hallujah’ (Taken from the ‘antagonists’ point of view), the thrumming, taboo erotisism of ‘Mein Teil’ and the violent, destructivism of ‘Zerstören’. It’s easily one of the heaviest, most powerful, most imposing and most sosphisticated of Rammstein’s songs, and my favourite on ‘Liebe ist für alle da’. I don’t know how they made that mindfucking hum, the one that resembles something alive, a child, a living doll or an animal. And the giggling and the chopping in the sound — fffff. And every word is spoken so deliberately — you can clearly hear Till’s lips curl into a snarl or a malicious grin the entire time! Needless to say, ‘Weiner Blut’ combined and outdone most of my R+ favourites. It makes me a very happy fan.
Question: “zu” can mean “to” or “close” as in to shut something?
This song is in my top 10 rammstein songs
Ummm… Please stop saying “Stupid Americans!” etc, Jonathan’s a retard and doesn’t represent all of us. I’m an American and I corrected him as well, don’t be so ignorant and curse all of this country because of one idiot.
The strings in this song are great, cello melodies really turn me on … imagine how it would sound played in concert with apocalyptica!
I must say, the musical style very much reflects on Stein um Stein, except Rammstein have replaced emotionally deep guitar picking with the beautiful bowing of the cello. The sinister melody, like Stein um Stein, gives way to crushing electric guitar.
Like Tier, the lyrics are about incest, although this song is about an actual case, and Tier talks about the man’s daughter getting revenge. Also, Wiener Blut is in 1st person, while Tier is in 3rd person.
Great song, thanks Rammstein.
Jonathan, the Josef Fritzl case was in AUSTRIA not AUSTRALIA, hence Wiener (Viannese.) VIENNA is in AUSTRIA
I love how in many Rammstein songs (like this one) you get a look into the very messed up logic of the speaker,and it really makes one sympathize with the speaker’s victims.
In a really good Rammstein song (like this one), you get a bit of the Lolita effect– by which I mean, you start to emphasize and understand the speaker’s logic a little.
Steim um Stein, Klavier, Mutter, Heirate Mich… even Laichzeit (just to name a few) manage this.
Some of the others on this album are failing at this horribly. Es Tut Ihr Weh, Waidmanns Heil– I’m looking at you.
@JONATHAN
errrhhm… you mean in Austria right? damn americans..
Nevertheless this is an excellent to storytell with a song. So sinister, evil. It really gives you the feeling of that pour little girl.
Well, this song is a masterpiece. Despite the fact that it’s really creepy, it rocks…I mean, seriously, don’t you just love Rammstein being so heavy?
Finally got the album. It is great. This song is perfect, except some of the translations are off. I would have to say Rammstein is now even with Metallica on the awesome scale. Good day.
Its curious: Josef Fritzl (also press-nicknamed the Amstetten Monster) kept his daughter in his cellar, where he didn’t have a daughter, but 3 children. 2 daughters and a fetus who died because of lack of medical atention. Sadly, in my country stories such as that or worse happen almost weekly, ometimes even more frequently
Jaycee Lee Dugard… Check the story. American equivolent
isnt this song a bit about the story of Jozef Fritzl? or such ..
as i am a german i have to correct this translation.
1.gentle is definitely not correct I would use silent or quiet.
2.and you should say in the darkness !!!
3.And (because) you are alone sometimes = and if you are alone sometimes , i will plant you a little sister
4.in the loneliness , in the sadness
greetings from germany