Rammstein Zerstören lyrics with English translation

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Meine Sachen will ich pflegen I want to tend to my things
Den Rest in Schutt und Asche legen and reduce the rest to rubble
Zerreißen zerschmeißen Ripping, bashing
Zerdrücken zerpflücken Crushing, picking
Ich geh am Gartenzaun entlang I go along the garden fence
Wieder spür ich diesen Drang And feel the urge again
Ich muss zerstören I must destroy
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören But only if it doesn’t belong to me
Ich muss zerstören I must destroy
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören But only if it doesn’t belong to me
 
Nein No
 
Ich nehme eure Siebensachen I’ll take your belongings
Werde sie zunichte machen I’ll annihilate them
Zersägen zerlegen Sawing, stripping
Nicht fragen zerschlagen Not asking, smashing
Und jetzt die Königsdisziplin And now the supreme discipline
Ein Köpfchen von der Puppe ziehen Pulling the head off a doll
Verletzen zerfetzen zersetzen Hurting, tearing, corroding
Zerstören Destroying
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören But only if it doesn’t belong to me
Ich muss zerstören I must destroy
 
Nein No
 
Ich würde gern etwas zerstören I would like to destroy something
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören But only if it doesn’t belong to me
Ich will ein guter Junge sein I want to be a good boy
Doch das Verlangen holt mich ein But the desire overtakes me
Ich muss zerstören I must destroy
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören But only if it doesn’t belong to me
 
Nein No
 
Zerreißen zerschmeißen Ripping, bashing
Zerdrücken zerpflücken Crushing, picking
Zerhauen und klauen Chopping and stealing
Nicht fragen zerschlagen Not asking, smashing
Zerfetzen verletzen Tearing, hurting
Zerbrennen dann rennen Burning, then running
Zersägen zerlegen Sawing, stripping
Zerbrechen sich rächen Breaking, avenging
 
Er traf ein Mädchen, das war blind He met a girl that was blind
Geteiltes Leid und gleichgesinnt Shared pain and like-minded
Sah einen Stern vom Himmel gehen Saw a star go from the sky
Und wünschte sich sie könnte sehn And wished that she could see
 
Sie hat die Augen aufgemacht She opened her eyes
Verließ ihn noch zur selben Nacht And left him in the same night

Zerstören (Destroy) is a song about a young boy who likes to destroy other peoples belongings. This song is played quite fast and with high energy. It opens with a woman singing Turkish folk song Huma Kusu and loud slightly echoing drumming, and increases in intensity until the “end” of the song. At this point it relaxs a little, and is a bit quiet, calm and soothing. The listener hears a sad story, or (arguably) the ending to the same story:

 

“He met a girl that was blind, shared pain and like-minded. Saw a star go from the sky and wished that she could see.

She opened her eyes and left him in the same night.”

In the background a cute, child-like keyboard can be heard. It ends with some odd discordant notes.

42 COMMENTS

  1. This album is so filled with emotions, which is why Rosenrot is by far one of my favorite albums (though most of their songs are filled with emotions, these ones really get to me a lot). I love the beat of the songs and the meaning of all the lyrics so much.. though the same can go for the other albums/songs, this one really seems to get to me.

  2. Just saw concert. Till comes onstage in Pashto dress. At end of song, removes overcoat revealing pyro bomb vest and blows himself up

  3. As a note, I believe the use of Himmel really suggest heaven (or heavens) as opposed to sky. It makes more sense with the lyrics as well.

  4. Funny enough, in video games (minecraft mostly) this used to be me, and still is (on pvp servers), though I have decided to destroy less…

  5. can anybody hear the girl’s voice at “Zerreißen zerschmeißen” at the beginning.. and “Zersägen zerlegen”

  6. Dylan. It is about wanting to destroy. Why didn’t you think to say it was about al Qeada? Or Iraq invading Kuwait? Japan invading China? China invading Tibet? Genocide in Africa? Or (GOD FORBID!!!) Germany invading Europe? America didn’t invent it…we have only perfected it!

  7. Rammstein works are very hard to interpret due to the extremely metaphoric nature of German language. What that means is they speak in a way that requires understanding of their last 1,000 years of History. Bottom line: Europe was the Source of all Hell on Earth… illness, violence… I think the Story of Boudica fits this but Research Continues. RisePatriot Youtube for moving fractal 2012 rammstein interpretives with subs.

  8. “This has no links with politics.

    It’s a story of a guy who is always kind and good, but he’s ugly. He wants to destroy everything because no girls want of him, but he’s too good to do it. Then he meets a girl who is blind, they are the same? inside, so he wishes that she could see and she sees him and leave him because he’s ugly.

    Almost the same meaning as Morgenstern.

    Humans are creatures of the eyes”

  9. I Love this song. It says on the lyrics page, that this song means (Destroy) it is a song about a young boy who likes to destroy other peoples belongings.
    @Dylan, and Canada, I was not for America going into Iraq, but this is not what this song is about. I am sick of everyone lumping all Americans into the same category and blaming us for everything. One of my best friends is from Canada and she’s also a big Rammstein fan and she does not have these views.

  10. Haha the beginning 😀 Great song indeed. Although the mid part soundslame, the soft voices in the closing part makes this song something to listen.

  11. This is my favorite song!
    Rammstein is amazing.. even if I seriously suck when I’m ‘attempting’ to sing a-long, hehehe..

    German is one of the languages I’d really like to learn, it’s the most beautiful language in my opinion, very passionate!

    😀

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