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The song is about the complicated relationship German people have with their country and its history. The woman represents Germany itself and different time periods are shown throughout the video. One major point in the lyrics is how German people want to love their country but are also shamed by many of its past misgivings.
Oh shit interesting
Nicely said. also a lot of the imagery is purely symbolic.
Same shame and pride in America.
@@sonjaleesloth every country really.
@@hunterartistry785 True!
Rammstien's music is so powerful that they connect with people without even understanding or reading the lyrics. That's very rare !! Respect
First of all, sorry for my English.
I'm not a native English speaker.
A little bit of context here... The lady that follows us all along the video represents "Germania". You'll notice, if you watch closely, that (almost) each time she appears, the color scheme of the video at this moment is Yellow (gold), red and black (Colors of the German flag). The African origin of the lady is also interesting here knowing the controversy around Rammstein which is often WRONGLY labelled as racist (You know... White, German, Metal...)
Most people think the beginning (Roman Empire) is related to the Teutoburg forest battle which is the founding "Act" for Germania, but the date more refers to the campaign of Germanicus. Anyway... Both happened in a quite close timeframe and most probably refer to the foundation of the country.
The scene with the fight between the two guys is most probably representative of the Weimar period (Between both wars), probably the beginning of it, which was an extremely violent period with strong disparities between rich and poor. You must understand here that when we speak about violence in this time it was not just a word... Artillery, mass executions and bombings were used against the population to restore order in the country... It was much closer to a civil war than anything else.
You have then the scene of the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 where an Airship from the already Nazi Germany crashed during its landing in the US. The exact cause of the crash was never really discovered but the interesting part here is that the ship was filled with hydrogen (Highly flammable) and not helium because of the restriction the US put on selling Helium to Germany. The Airships in this period were the only real commercial concurrent to transatlantic ships and Germany was the only country really being able to build them.
After this scene we land in a sort of political office and you can see a communist logo in the background which you also see on the flags on the side. This represents the period where Germany was split in two countries (BRD : Bundesrepublik Deutschland and DDR : deutsche Demokratische Republik (The later one being the socialist dictatorship)). Till (The singer) represents here Erich Honecker who was the leader of the socialist party and leader of the country until its fall in the late 80s. The exuberance and party ambiance you see in this scene represents the contrast between the sacrifices of the population which missed products like toilet paper for example and the opulence of highly ranked party members. Don't forget here that all members of this band grew up in east Germany (DDR). For them it's not just a line in history books.
I have a bit more problem to place a date on the scene with the monks feasting on Germania but it could represent a period of the 18th century where the Church was almighty in the country and monopolized the resources and the lives of people in the country. The almost affectionate gesture of Germania toward the monks while they eat "Sauerkraut" out of her seems to represent this love/hate relation.
Then you have a scenery in a prison with money raining from the ceiling. Here again it's representative of the Weimar period, probably a bit later than the first reference to it, during the hyperinflation crisis of 1923 which was caused by the incredibly high reparations that were required by the winner of WW1. During this crisis a loaf of bread could reach prices of hundreds of billions of Reichsmark. It was more productive, at this time, to burn the money for heating than to use it to buy coal. Germany was at the verge of the collapse which finally brought the NS party (Nazi party) to the power.
The next scene in the concentration camp is also very interesting on a historical viewpoint. First.. The inmate being hanged have all different "logos" on their shirts. It's not only, as you could expect, the yellow David star but you also see a red triangle (For homosexuals and the red/yellow star which was reserved for Jews involved in political activities). You also see the V2 Rockets in the Background which were, for there time, an impressive piece of engineering and was used as terror weapon against the allies to bomb the UK. As a little side note here. It's not a so well-known fact that it's Nazi Germany that sent the first object in space in the form of a V2 Rocket. It travelled into space by crossing the Kármán line. Most of the Nazi scientist that participated in the elaboration of the V2 were exfiltrated to the US during "Operation Paperclip" and were provided with a new life there in exchange of their knowledge. These people were the base of the actual Nasa and helped the US space Program to make a giant leap forward. First Nasa director was a former SS member. You'll also notice the eyepatch on the figure of Germania with refers on the saying "Blind auf die rechte Seite". This is a symbolic representation of the nation being blind of what's happening on its extreme right side. Most German people ignored or faked to ignore the atrocities happening in the Nazi concentration and extermination camps. An additional interesting side note here... None of these camps was on German territory. Most of them were built in Poland.
The scene after the concentration camp represents the 70s and the period of the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion). It was a left-wing terrorist group that marked this period with multiple attacks and abductions including Hans Martin Schleyer (A bit like kidnapping Bill Gates).
After that you have again a short scene of the Nazi Regime burning books. This refers to the Nazis burnings "unwanted" books in 1933. The scene by itself is quite interesting as it isn't only historical but also symbolic as you see a witch burn representing the hunt on witches (Enemies of the country) which had already started in this period as well as the presence of representative of the church hugging a Nazi officer. This refers to Pope Pius XII and his very controversial approach to the Nazi regime and the holocaust. Modern history has tried to silence as much as possible this collusion but many documents from this period show this ambiguous relation.
The scene of the birth of the puppy is funny for me as I had one of these... It's a Leonberger. This was an almost extinct race that was reborn and probably represents the rebirth of Germany after the troubled period of WW2. This is also supported by some lyrics that reappear at multiple places like "So old and so young" which show the duality between its very ancient history and its new form which only exists since 1989 and the fall of East Germany (DDR).
Another interesting (even if very short) scene is the one with "Police" surrounding a tank in front of a giant Karl Marx head. This head BTW existed in the city of Chemnitz (Karl Marx City) and the tank as well as the police could represent the violent repression by soviet military that took place during the uprisings of 1953.
Now about the general context of this video. The lyrics neither praise nor criticize "Germany as a country". They show the very ambiguous and difficult relation that German people have toward their history which is at the same time very ancient, very violent (at some times of its history), has contained the infamous period of Nazi regime, its partition between east and west blocks and finally it's modern period. You can see this with lyrics like "Germany My heart in flames Want to love you want to damn you" or "I never want to leave you, one want to love you and want to hate you"
I think I missed dozens of other references... What I know is that this video is extremely impressive for people knowing a bit the history of the country.
This guy: "First of all, sorry for my English.
I'm not a native English speaker."
Also this guy: "The exuberance and party ambiance you see in this scene represents the contrast between the sacrifices of the population which missed products like toilet paper for example and the opulence of highly ranked party members."
Your English is fantastisch.
@@witchking6787 I did my best to make it understandable, but...
Danke :-)
This video is extremely impressive even if you don't understand a single thing about it.
Freund, tu as produit la meilleure explication que j'aie vue sur cette vidéo ;)
Hi Umar raad, I agree with the most you said. Except the birth scene. I would interprete it as follows: It is the the birth of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 when the new constitution came into effect. The obstetrician is a judge of the Federal Constitional Court (they wear red robes). He sees very clear whats important (lighting eyes) This court made the basic rights of the new Constitution really strong in the young Republic with it´s decisions. Especially the functions of the basic rights and the special meaning of the freedom of speech in a democracy (e.g. the "Lüth Urteil"). The dogs represent these basic rights. They became very powerful as you can see in another scene, where Germania has five of them at the leash (and Policemen behind her). She also wears sun glasses so she can´t can´t be dazzled. She is now very defensive. Germany is a very strong and defensive democracy now in contrast to the Weimar republic. There the Germania serves all sides as you can see in the scene at the beginning, where she is loughing between the two fighters (right and left wingers). In the hanging scene she wears an eye patch one time on the left side and the other time on the right side - and additionally she wears a neck corsett. She can´t see anything on her sides.
If the dogs are the basic right, then it´s clear what the scene means where Erich Honecker fucks a dog. All in all I don´t think the race of the dogs is important, they are just powerful.
Date on the scene with the monks feasting on Germania: I think it´s the time of the thirty years war between 1618 and 1648 after that the german area was completely destroyed in a so called religous war between the Catholics and Protestants. In reality it was about power on the cost of the people - they were sent to war and where starving and dieing from deseases.
The head of the roman is important as well: Germany startet with all the ideas of the roman empire as it´s successor: Philosophy, arts, organisation of authorities and even with the legal system of romans. Germany became the Holy Roman Reich of German Nation! So the roman ideas where always part of the german states All this is representet by the head of the roman. This idea came also to an end with the end of germania.
I think the ending scene is interesting as well: Now Germany came to an end with it´s Idol Germania (Nationalism and Patriotism) and sent her to the outer space. Is she really dead? Nobody knows. She lays in a coffin that looks like the one of snow white. Can she be kissed to life again like in the fairytale? That is left open.....
That´s just my interpretation among a lot others.
Best music video i´ve ever seen.....It´s a new level and stuff for history lessons in higher education.
What a frickin awesome band and song. One of my all time favorite bands
The "Queen" presents Germania the personification of Germany. Uncle Sam has a similar meaning for the USA.
The line Deutschland Deutschland Uber allen sang showing the camp scene is one of the most power things I’ve seen in a music video
Absolutely, it breaks me each time I watch the video. The delivery and context...
The "African-American" is actually German btw :) Her name is Ruby Commey
The song and the video is a time travel through the brutal violent history of Germany and the divided relationship of the Germans to their own country. On the one hand you want to love your country, on the other hand it is not possible because of history. So the video shows the Varus Battle, the GDR regime, the RAF terror, WW2 and WW1 and a lot of symbolism. The black woman represents "Germania", i.e. Germany. That is why she is dressed in red and gold throughout. Black, red and gold are the national colours of Germany. Explains, for example, why we in Germany do not have the patriotism you have in the USA. ;)
You're missing the German knights killing each other for different states and kings during the middle ages, the catholic church literally "devouring" Germany before the lutheran reformation and the "futuristic" scientists trying to understand German history today. But otherwise I agree with your interpretation. 😉
Well I'm a German and I love my country and history. Are Americans, brits, or French ashamed of their country because of brutal slavery?! I don't think so.. after ww ll, people in Germany are taught to be ashamed.. but that is not correct, winners write the history and germany is a lot of more than ww ll!!!
@@IamMic286 It's not just about being ashamed. It's about facing the past and dealing with it. It is a matter of taking responsibility for the future, not repeating the same mistakes. I think this has been done by Germany. Today, Germany is a democratic country - not just by name, but by people. If you haven't read it, read the book published by the German philosopher Karl Jaspers "The Question of Guilt" (1946). I don't hate the Germans because of the past. It is a common history of mankind. My nation has not yet undergone self-reflection. After the war, some self-proclaimed avengers did bestial things to German fellow citizens. But it's still taboo. I'm a history teacher. Greetings from Prague.
@@davidbroz6755 im a German and here in Germany are a lot of things wrong. This so called democracy is not real. Greetings from Germany
African lady represents Germany.
I cant believe ppl dont get it, and im not german
Hi, I'm from Germany.
Rammstein is playing a classic "Industrial Metal" style. A 50-50 mix of synthesizers and hard metal guitarrs.
A big part of the German history in one video.
The black woman as Germania. Germania is the mother of the German nation. It isn't and wasn't a Goddess or Joan of Arc.
The glass coffin: It is Little Snow White from the Grimm-fairytales....and from their own video "Sonne". Only with black skin and in space. The piano song at the end is the song "Sonne", too.
The battle of the Teutoburg forest against the Romans (and Rammstein as Roman soldiers and Germans alike).
That battle is of ABSOLUTE importance for the German history.
The hanged bodies in the trees were the beaten Roman soldiers, who were gruesome sacrificed to the Germanic gods...and were partly nailed to the trees.
The Varus-(Teutoburg)-Battle was already in 9 AD. In 16 AD were the vengeance campaigns of Emperor Germanicus. Therefore we see here the arrival of the Roman troops of Germanicus and they are watching their dead comrades hanging in the trees or getting their heads chopped off (for nailing them to the trees).
In reality the Romans under Germanicus found only the bones of the Varus army in the various ways they were slaughtered, sacrificed and displayed at the trees. Slaves were liberated even decades after the battle.
After the scenes with the Romans we saw the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster (the burning Zeppelin in the background).
The moustaches and clothing from the fight scene are from WWI and post WWI years. From the working class people in WWI and the roaring 20's. In the WWII years later on this kind of big bushy moustache was already out of fashion.
The V2 rocket (first manmade object in space) as technical triumph of the German spirit...and at the same time the killing of the concentration camp prisoners in the bunker factories below the mountains during the production of that rocket.
This scene in the video could be a representation of a very specific concentration camp. It was "Mittelbau-Dora" below the Kohnstein mountain.
A mixture between a big, huge bunker factory for V1 and V2 rockets and a concentration camp.
The concentration camp inmates had several different markings for different kinds of convicts and their "crimes" sown to their chests, like it was in reality, too. A pink triangle for homosexuals, the star of David for Jews and two of them were marked with the double-triangles for Jehovas Whitnesses.
The book burnings of the Nazis and the burning of the witches of the church. In the same scene with the book burning there is EVEN MORE going on. The cooperation of the church with the Nazis, when the priest with the cross embraces the Nazi SA-man.
The scene with the sign with the Hammer and a pair of compasses in a circle of wheat is the sign of the GDR (DDR). The socialst German state in the east that existed before the German reunification.
Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion).
My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams.
Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example.
The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events.
PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany.
PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages.
In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened.
PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.
PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
PPPPPS: My interpretation of the glass coffin is Little Snow White in space, like I wrote before.
PPPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet.
Finally:
The scenes I'm now talking about are pretty dark and low light. The WWII submarine in the submarine bunker during the astronauts are walking by with the glass coffin.
I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because:
a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless
b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold
c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE! 😄
Recommendation for a reaction:
The band "Lord of the lost" and their song "Ruins"
Greetings 👋🙂😎🙂👋
Mega
By the way, Deutschland means Germany
«African american girl» lol Arican German u mean
I was thinking exactly the same. where do you got the American from?
I think she also represents a part of a generation of Germans with African roots. She doesnt only reprsent Germany in this Video, she is probably German.
Hopefully this will make things easier to understand:
[Verse 1]
You (You have, you have, you have, you have)
Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried)
In the spirit separated (Separated, separated, separated, separated)
In the heart united (United, united, united, united)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
Are already together for a very long time (You are, you are, you are, you are)
Your breath cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold)
The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot)
You (You can, you can, you can, you can)
I (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay)
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and condemn you
Germany - your breath cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany!
[Strophe 2]
I (You have, you have, you have, you have)
I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry)
One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love)
And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate)
Presumptueous, superior
Take over, hand over/disgorge
Surprise, assault
Germany, Germany over all
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and condemn you
Germany - your breath cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is boon and bane
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Germany!
[Bridge]
You
I
We
You
You (Overwhelming, redundant)
I (Supermen, weary)
We (Who climbs high will fall deeply)
You (Germany, Germany over all)
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and condemn you
Germany - your breath cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is boon and bane
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Actually, she is an african-german girl from Berlin ;)
For your information: The woman, Ruby Commey, represents Germania (Deutschland), the country and people throughout History.
there is a lot of German History in this one... to give you a slight taste:
1) Germany east of the Rhine which the Romans called Magna Germania. Battle of Teutoburg Forest where the ''barbaric'' German tribes defeated the mighty Roman Empire under the leadership of Arminius (Hermann), now a venerated German hero.
2) Astronauts escorting a U-Boat. Trademark submarine of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in both World Wars.
3) Boxing fight in Weimar Republic (1919-1939) an unstable and violent kind of democracy which preceded the Nazi regime.
4) Corpses in armor during the Crusades. The girl with the flag personifies Germany herself.
5) Members of the band marching in front of the ''Hindenburg Disaster'' a zeppelin which caught fire with 36 people being killed.
6) Members of the band in an office of the Stasi (Secret Police) in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
7) The girl (Germany) walks 5 dogs. It shows the love and affection Germans always had for them.
8) Monks in a cellar walking with rats around them. A reference to the bubonic plague (Black Death) which devastated Europe in the Middle Ages.
9) The monks eating from the body of Germany symbolize the devouring of the ideal of nation throughout German history.
10) The people under the table are gagged and in latex. Germans may have BDSM tendencies.
11) Astronauts around the statues of the great Germans of the past.
12) Members of the band are in chains with money falling near them. A reference to the hyperinflation of the post WWI era.
13) The rocket refers to the infamous V2 rocket weapons which Hitler claimed would crush the Allies during WWII.
14) Execution of Jew captives in a concentration camp.
15) Lead singer's crossdressing with the rest of the band carrying weapons in wigs represents the Baader/Meinhof gang, a far-left terrorist group of the seventies in West Germany.
16) Burning of the witches in Middle Ages.
17) Burning of books from Nazi officers.
18) A frame depicts a monk and a Nazi hugging each other. We see the close connection between the church and the national socialist regime.
19) Germany giving birth to dogs. Huge allusion ain't got time for that sorry.
20) Tanks passing in front of a Karl Marx facade. Allusion to communism as a dictatorship.
21) People clashing with the police with molotov cocktails. Again depiction of the political turbulence.
22) At the end the girl (Germany) becomes an angel watching over the band (her people).
Thank you, you are the first to notice the submarine in space
Everything in this video has a meaning. Every shot and character portraying a message. It’s shocking but in a thought provoking way. You don’t understand or struggle to understand because you’re looking at the surface and not trying to think what is means. Having the lyrics helps because the video is full of meaning but the main message is lost without understanding the lyrics. The video supports the lyrics with more meaning and reasoning.
Sonne on piano sounds so beautiful.
Ruby Comie is the actress. She represents Germany and its many forms and treatments it has received and may receive in the future.
6:00 That "german" girl is "ruby commey" she represents germania. I want a little poster of the scene while she is holding the german shepherds and the swat in the background, that scene is so dope.
What do you mean with the "german"?
She was born in Berlin.
@@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333 What? i am alsp born by Berlin direct at the Berlin wall. in East Germany. Last time i check we were still part of Germany😁. Or did you mean "Germania"? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(personification)
@@sunrae3971 no i mean it sounded like she isent german by making the quotation marks.
@@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333 I made also a timestamp, where the video creator is saying Miss Commey is "...African-American". All i wanted, was to emphasize that she is "German". So no, my brother and sisters of the woke church , these are not "nazi" quotation marks speaking out of an evils mind🤣🤣.. Just a Joke brother Josef. Rock n Roll, Rational and Peace.
@@sunrae3971 wtf is a nazi quotation marks
2000 Years German (Bad) History in a 9 min Music Video Movie. Best Video all Time
Why bad? 12 years were bad, not 2000.
but was no 2000 yeras
Picking a woman of color as Germany is no accident. Rammstein has been accused of being both right and left. A woman of color just means Germany isnt what you thought it is supposed to be.
Also fyi nothing in their videos is by accident. Its very deliberate (like eminem). They have quite the sense of humor at times too.
You (You have, you have, you have, you have)
Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried)
Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated)
United in heart (United, united, united, united)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are)
Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold)
The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot)
You (You can, you can, you can, you can)
I (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay)
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany!
[Verse 2]
I (You have, you have, you have, you have)
I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry)
One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love)
And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate)
Presumptuous, superior
Take over, hand over/puke
Surprise, invade
Germany, Germany above everything
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath is cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and a blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Germany!
[Bridge]
You
I
We
All of you
You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary)
I (Übermenschen weary)
We (The higher you climb, the further you fall)
You (Germany, Germany above everything)
[Chorus]
Germany - your heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - my breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Well, you were watching one of the best produced videos of all times, ever! The German band Rammstein made a video of German history throughout the times, from the medieval times to recent past. They mostly set the bad and ugly faces of our German history in scene, such as the Nazis, the R.A.F., the Roman tribes, and so on. It's a video about love and hate of the German history. The black lady represents the personification of Germania, the symbilization of Germany through the times.
Art is above all, even above trigger warnings and shit...
6:00 "African-american girl" bro she is clearly not american. She's what's called Afro-Deutsch.
BLACK women, GOLDEN(Yellow)armor of queen, RED light. IT IS GERMAN FLAG :)
The best video of all times, epic and very well made, a true masterpiece. Love Rammstein. Thank you for the reaction.
I love this song 👌
If you don't know european and german history, you don't understand this video.
It’s not a bad thing if a song triggers someone, that is just natural cuz not everyone has to agree with the same things others do. Nowadays people feel like they have the right to tell someone to shut up when they say something they don’t agree with, that is just the wrong way to react to being triggered. It’s their own choice to react the way they do, some things should always be shown otherwise we will forget them. In order to teach people about terrible things that happened in the past they must be shown what happened and no details should be held back. If that doesn’t happen people will forget what happened or worse, will deny that it happened at all. Same goes for slavery, in schools we should teach children what happened and why what happened is absolutely terrible and inhumane by today’s standards yet normal by the standards that existed at that time and how those standards changed. People can then decide for themselves if that change is good or bad. If we have to start to cover up history out of fear of triggering people society will surely regress. Wow, i did not mean to start a rant. I apologize, just wanted to give my opinion on the matter
I'm from Germany so let me give you some thoughts from someone who's born here. First of all, first time I watched the video I was shocked and deeply moved. The song/ video takes a very deep look into our german souls and how most of us feel about our country. It's a love- hate- relationship. The video is loaded with tons of symbols, that as a German you catch onto.
Let's start: in the intro you see Germania ( Personification of Germany) during roman/ germanian tribes time.
The red Lazer represents the "red thread" of the story/ history.
Astronauts from the future bringing Germania in a glass coffin (snow-white) so she can lead through the/her german history.
Next you observe the twenties(Weimar Republic).The prison scene representing the rough, violent times especially for the majority of the population struggling to survive. Money raining down/ the great depression. And Germany's first try as a democratic state. In between Germania is dressed in knight's armor awaking her knights/band with the Lazarus spear.
Next Germania is pushed in a wheelchair by the band through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial with burning bodies.
Next vignette the office scene showing east Germany and west Germany reunited (1989).
Then you're being taken back to mideveal times, monks/ church are feasting off of Germania. In most scenes you'll see some church man involved. No coincidence.
The concentration camp scene in the background you see V2 rockets ignition. The inmates are wearing different types of stars on their chests and a sign on the gallows reads: no photos. Germania wears an eye-patch first on her left, than on her right eye.
Than a quick shot of Germania dressed modern with lots of gold leading german shepherds., representing Germany's wealth.
The 70's scene shows the RAF- extremists holding Germania/ Germany hostage.
Next vignette is the witch burnings shifting to the book burning. If you have a close look, at minute @ you see a church man holding up a cross hugging a Nazi, symbolising the churches over all position to the horrific events happening during 1933-1945.
The birth scene. Germania is giving birth to dogs respectively "Leonberger" a breed preferred by Kings and Queens. The Breed almost went extinct during WW1 and WW2. A cardinal helping (dressed in red) a new Germany being born.
At minute @ you see the riots against refugees homes in the 90's in Hoyerswerda. Molotovs are being thrown and a car is being pushed over with the help of a man dressed in Nazi uniform.
Than the scenes/ time vignettes start shifting faster and faster, showing how many times, when circumstances becoming to extreme everything is falling apart and Germania ( dressed in knight's) armor is crying.
The outro is the piano version of the song "Sonne" which completed how we feel thinking of our past: a sense of sadness.
To sum it up. Germany has a long, wild, violent, unique history, because we as a state of today exist only since 1989. Yet the roots go back a very long time. "Young and yet so old" I hope that helped a little to understand the video and with that us Germans. We don't have a strong feeling of patriotism, but a strong sense of unity. It's complicated.
With love from Germany 🤘 😎
Ruby did an amazing job in this video representing Germania.
someone else posted a really long comment explaining the symbolism and history, so i won't get into that, but i just wanted to say; there is no african american woman in this video lol. there's a german actress, cast as Germania. not everything is america...despite what another famous Rammstein song may lead you to believe
If you're still interested, a channel called Three Arrows does an extensive breakdown of the video, its imagery, and the historical relevance of those different settings.
Link here: czcams.com/video/sc-euVL8xQs/video.html
u wonder why there is puppy birth. do u know german shepherd and why it's called german ?
the black woman represents Germania: german nation incarnation. painting of Lorenz Clasen: Germania auf der Wacht am Rhein in 1860.Friedrich August von Kaulbach's painting called Germania in 1914.
-Saint Roman Empire 962-1806 (from Carolus Magnus and his legacy called Carolingian) formed Germany. The Christianism was very strong in Europe and Germany from that.
-Dark Plague 1349 in Germany (rats)
-Starvation in Germany 1031-1033, 1771, 1916. Historian said it was so hard the were case of cannibalism.
-Rote Armee Fraktion 1968-1998 (Ulrike Meinhof, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin)
-2nd World War 1939-1945 (camps at Auswitch, Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór, Treblinka, Majdanek)
-lots of major Science come from German: Albert Einstein, Johannes Kepler, Daniel gabriel Fahrenheit, Heinrich rudolf Hertz, Werner Heisenberg, Max Planck, etc...)
-German Revolution 1918-119 that build the 1st republic (of Weimar).
-German Philosophy: Karl Marx, Hegel, Kant, Leibniz, Nietsche, Schopenhauer etc...)
Ruby represents Germania. As somebody said earlier, germania to germany is uncle sam to the USA. Germania is germanys history and possible hopefull future. The fact the band had ruby represent Germania could be seen as an offense to racist who dont see blacks as citizens... or whatever the racists dont see her as. The band had a black german born woman represent germania as sign of how they feel Germany has grown away from their racist past. The lyrics talk of the german peoples pride of Germany, but also shame in what Germany had done in its past.
the red is supposed to represent the red thread of German history. a masterpiece
Turn of your phone while recording a video... xD
Best greatings and love to you from Germany.
Rammstein in a Nutshell: "This may trigger some people"
The video basically depicts all the turmoil that germany has gone through in it´s relatively recent history.
The beginning is a scene imagined from the perceived moment of Birth of the beginnings of the german nation, the Battle in the Teutoburg Forest.
This video is a masterpiece, its about the history of Germany. The good and the bad. Epic music and a movie quality video.
Most of their masterpieces must be understood. This video is about the huge history of his homeland and how it has changed over these 200-300 years. And dogs are more a reference to migrants who do not want to live like them and behave like dogs. And this angel is the personification (not skin, race, etc.) Anyone who came to their land and does not want to honor the laws that have been written for more than one year.
The woman is Germania. The country. Two thousand plus years of history. You do know Germany is a country ? Well, the actress is showing different times Germany was in turmoil, from Roman times, to the Catholic Church and Martin Luther, WW1 & 2, the Holocaust. The "giving birth to a puppy" is Remus and Romulus... and also "wolf pack', "dogs of war", etc. Symbolism. Yeah, the Catholic Church is well-known for "eating its young". There is also the Hindenburg, V-2 rockets, Weimar Republic, the Red Brigade in the 70s... There is a German guy on CZcams that goes through all the things he knows about German history, and you might like his explanation.
She's not african american if she's not american. Which i guess she could be but considering the video and music is german I see no reason to assume so.
I think yo've probably learnt more about the video from other comments. The one thing that is important is that you understand that the actress is 'Germany', in the video not a black woman. If you listen (with a translation) to Rammstein's 'Links 2, 3, 4' you will understand that the last thing they are is racist or fascist - the song was written to give the finger to those that accused them of right-wing tendencies. This video is complex and difficult - it was made to challenge. I hope you find a way of getting your head around it.
well, u need to have the lyrics and THEN u need to look for doublemeanings and more layers to the song. plus u need to know the actress symbolizes here Germania, Germania was the goddes of Germany or stands for Germany. So infact shes the German Goddess in this Video.The whole video starts in medieval times goes forward in time and shows important points in german history
To give you some historical perspective I would like to quote a comment from Megatingo. Because he managed to explain a lot in relative few words:
"megatwingo
Hi, I'm from Germany.
Rammstein is playing a classic "Industrial Metal" style. A 50-50 mix of synthesizers and hard metal guitarrs.
A big part of the German history in one video. The black woman as Germania. Germania is the mother of the German nation. It isn't and wasn't a Goddess or Joan of Arc.
The glass coffin: It is Little Snow White from the Grimm-fairytales....and from their own video "Sonne". Only with black skin and in space. The piano song at the end is the song "Sonne", too.
The battle of the Teutoburg forrest against the Romans (and Rammstein as Roman soldiers and Germans alike).
That battle is of ABSOLUTE importance for the German history.
The hanged bodies in the trees were the beaten Roman soldiers, who were gruesome sacrificed to the Germanic gods...and were partly nailed to the trees.
The Varus-(Teutoburg)-Battle was already in 9 AD. In 16 AD were the vengeance campaigns of Emperor Germanicus. Therefore we see here the arrival of the Roman troops of Germanicus and they are watching their dead comrades hanging in the trees or getting their heads chopped off (for nailing them to the trees).
In reality the Romans under Germanicus found only the bones of the Varus army in the various ways they were slaughtered, sacrificed and displayed at the trees. Slaves were liberated even decades after the battle.
After the scenes with the Romans we saw the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster (the burning Zeppelin in the background).
The moustaches and clothing from the fight scene are from WWI and post WWI years. From the working class people in WWI and the roaring 20's. In the WWII years later on this kind of big bushy moustache was already out of fashion.
The V2 rocket (first manmade object in space) as technical triumph of the German spirit...and at the same time the killing of the concentration camp prisoners in the bunker factories below the mountains during the production of that rocket.
This scene in the video could be a representation of a very specific concentration camp. It was "Mittelbau-Dora" below the Kohnstein mountain.
A mixture between a big, huge bunker factory for V1 and V2 rockets and a concentration camp.
The concentration camp inmates had several different markings for different kinds of convicts and their "crimes" sown to their chests, like it was in reality, too. A pink triangle for homosexuals, the star of David for Jews and two of them were marked with the double-triangles for Jehovas Whitnesses.
The book burnings of the Nazis and the burning of the witches of the church. In the same scene with the book burning there is EVEN MORE going on. The cooperation of the church with the Nazis, when the priest with the cross embraces the Nazi SA-man.
The scene with the sign with the Hammer and a pair of compasses in a circle of wheat is the sign of the GDR (DDR). The socialist German state in the east that existed before the German reunification.
Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion).
My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams.
Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example.
The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events.
PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany.
PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages.
In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened.
PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.
PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
PPPPPS: My interpretation of the glass coffin is Little Snow White in space, like I wrote before.
PPPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet.
Finally:
The scenes I'm now talking about are pretty dark and low light. The WWII submarine in the submarine bunker during the astronauts are walking by with the glass coffin.
I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because:
a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless
b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold
c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE 😄
Recommendation for a review:
The band "Schwarzer Engel" and their song "Schwarze Sonne".
Greetings
Mega"
I hope this helps little bit. Kudos to Megatwingo.
The song hits it for many Germans: Germany in its current borders is just 31 years old and it never looked like this before. the nation itself only exists since exactly 150 years. still it's much older than that, but the 1st and 2nd Reich also included non-german natives while they were their own little universe of infighting kingdoms and duchies, which means there never really was a "Germany". On the other hand these peoples are the inheritors of some of the oldest and most influential european cultures - it is so deep in their mindset that many only refer to themselves as "Europeans" avoiding to call themselves "Germans" but rather jump one level down to see themselves as "Bavarians", "Saxons" or "Swabians" (being kind of in an inner conflict with the label "Germany").
The more you think about it, the more paradox it gets with the German situation. Rammstein perfectly describe it in their lyrics. Germany can be so powerful that Germans are really afraid of the idea - so they prefer to do their insane productivity thing and stay on mute when it comes to political powerplay. [I'm not a german native btw]
The video shows scenes from over 2000 years of German history; from the Germanicus campaigns to Germania magna in 16 AD, to knights, the witch hunt, the November Revolution at the end of the First World War, the hyperinflation in the early years of the Weimar Republic, the Roaring Twenties, the book burnings in 1933, the “Hindenburg “Catastrophe, the Second World War, the Holocaust, the history of the German Democratic Republic, the Red Army faction, right through to the May riots. Ultimately, all periods of time end with violence, which runs like a red thread through the centuries.
The woman in this video represents Germania. Back than, when the Roman Empire was still rising, they called the regions in the North of Europe, which still resisted, "Germania". Parts of this regions, still to be conccourt, resisted as good as they could and over the centuries they formed into a country now known as Germany.
The scenes with the astronauts in between show a possible future in which "archeologists" discover the remains of "Germania" ... a vanished and destroyed civilization.
Our future
This Video is kind of a travel through german history
12:32 "This is a star", this is germania ... ;-)
My explanation for the song is that it's about wanting to love one's country but being ashamed of aspects of its past. But it isnt the country itself that's the problem, it's the people. Throughout the ages they have been the builders, the protectors, and ultimately the destroyers of Germany. The spirit of Germany has been twisted this way and that for whatever ideal the power is behind, and one could only hope that it never happens again.
The girl represents Germany, I love it how the use her beauty, black forest resides in Germany and it's beautiful. Video represents the history of Germany. The good the bad. How they feasted on her and how she punished them.
Wtf it's history so ppl should be denied of history? Pls enlight me?
This is probably one of the most symbolic music videos out there right now. I'm not German, so I can't speak to all of the symbolism, but one of your (German) subscribers or the internet in general should give you a good rundown of what's going on. The part where they are "feasting" on her is supposed to be the church devouring the resources of Germania in the Middle Ages (i think). The lady in the video represents Germania through its entire history up to now.
I feel this can represent many countries. Not just Germany.
People need to grow up
LoL, She's not afroamerican, she is German ;)
Liebe Grüße aus Dresden :-) Hier kommt die Sonne.
She is Germania
Judging from your reaction I doubt you will be reviewing "Pussy" soon :p
Ze black Woman represents the germanic people over the centuries
The black woman in the video is supposed to represent Deutschland/germany, the scenes are the many trials germany as a country has gone through
Did you just say African American girl?
...triggering is the whole point. It gets people talking about it, which is important when it comes to the holocaust. I guess I can't really blame you for skipping it, because you don't want to see people getting hanged, but.. It's a music video... No one actually got hanged.
Funny reaction 😂😂😂
The woman represents Germania. And if you notice in the video her skin being black. And she always has something that's red and gold= the German flag. Ruby commey a beautiful woman representing a beautiful country
african-american girl hahahaha thats so american
History about Germany.
It's not a black and white thing
The german history showed in 9 minutes..The black lady is the Germania....Greetings from Germany
Hey hun, the black lady is meant to represent the actual country of Germany. The songs name means Germany. The red beam of light represents the location of Germany. The song is about the different times in the country that things were horrible or horrible things happened. The lead singer named Till Lindemann is expressing how he wants to love his homeland but acknowledges there insane past. He loves and hates his country.
One of the most complex music videos you'll ever see. It's about a people who a proud but know it's countries dark history.
The woman isn't african-american. She is german. Only a few black people are african-american. The most are africans, asians or from australia.
Woman. She is Magna Germania, the nation of Germany. From our tribal period in the beginning to our modern period with the Molotov cocktails.
The dogs. Since our early history German tribes have compared themselves to wolves and dogs, and Germany has a reputation for dogs, especially guard dogs. Rottweilers, Shepherds, Pincers, etc. Those dogs are Leonbergers, a very friendly and docile dog, but they have a very aggressive appearance. Thus the dogs are a representation of Germany giving birth to the next generation of Germans with the destiny of the countries perception in their hands.
The Holocaust scene. The Holocaust and World War 2 is a hard period of time for Germans, and the scene has the band split up on both sides of it, showing it wasn’t Germans versus an other, but Germans versus other Germans, with Germania and the public opinion being an SS officer on the side of the Nazis.
The decapitated heads. Since our early tribal period, German warriors practiced the act of headhunting, a gruesome part of our history. The three items Germany carries throughout her time on screen is an Eagle, the symbol of Germany; a sword, a symbol of war; and a severed head, a symbol of our bloody past.
The eating scene. They are eating traditional German foods off her body, such as sausages and sauerkraut, while dressed as monks and abbots. Germany, meanwhile, is lustfully giving them more. Beneath the table are the lesser classes fighting chained up at their feet for table scraps. Soldiers sit at the next table over, perhaps showing Germany feeding them well to go out and conquer. This is our medieval period where the church ruled supreme and divided up the bounties of Germany amongst themself.
Please react to Journey - Send her my love OR war pigs by black sabbath Or if you want a live performance you’ll love react to Mistreated by Deep Purple in 74 at California jamming :)
Would all be great reactions
The puppy scene may be related to the trial against a turkish guy, which said germans are a dog race and he won. So its not a crime to say it.
germany feels like mike tyson after death of Cus D'Amato
Thumbs down for your phone notifications, man that is really knowing
I already subscribed to your other channel bro, how many fucking reaction channels you gonna have?
Subscribing just because you made it through the video. If you don’t know what it’s about ahead of time, it’s rough going.
6:40 real history
The video needs to be seen as a kind of critical review of Germany and it's history. Finally, the black lady does represent "Germania" - a kind of personalization of Germany through the different violent periods in German history including symbols and metaphors that might be more familiar for native Germans. In fact, if you are aware of this and know the Chorus ("Germany - my heart in flames ,/Will love and condemn you/ Germany - your breath cold/ So young - and yet so old") this video may make more sense.
Do black people in America think all blacks are African American or something? Why in gods name would Rammstein, clearly a German band, pick a random American black woman to be in their video?
Germany over All!
Waaaaaaaah!
I like Amerika by Rammstien also Rammstien song Rammstien
She's not an African- American, how fricking ignorant, come on man. If you ate triggered by this you obviously don't understand it. The Woman you refer to is playing "Mother Deutschland".
I would love for you to make a followup of this Video.
Super písen super klip
African German Girl.
the video shows some parts of the german history. to dont mention the 3rd Reich would be the same as telling the lie, nothing bad happens. Those kind of History lessons are the only reason why it is alowed to show the swastika. (and i rly think some other countrys should learn somthing from that)
Here you go if you want to dig in deeper into the meaning of the song: czcams.com/video/mfy8E7l1Kqg/video.html
"African American"? Did you mean black German?
Yeah whatever lol
Is this song controversial? I would look away.
no trigger its german history
What African American? All I see ia the black German woman, Ruby Commey... C'mon dude, just say black.
Giving birth to ateism
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Couldn’t watch the disturbing video but can acknowledge the powerful music.
You need to watch the video. If you know history, then you will understand what the band is trying to say. Not just with the music and lyrics, but also visually.
It is an emotional video. It is not meant to be an easy watch. It is meant to make you think. But you also need to understand what the writer, Till, feels for Germany.... love and hate. Love of Germany, and hate of how terrible Germany had been it its past. Personally i feel hate is the wrong word. More like shame of what Germany had done in its past.