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- Learn German with Rammstein: Engel Lyrics Translation & Meaning Explained | Daveinitely - Hey there, fellow Rammstein fans and German language learners! I'm Dave, your native German speaker and guide into the fascinating world of one of Germany's most iconic bands. Today, we're unlocking the secrets of Rammstein's powerful song 'Engel'!
Join me in this enlightening journey as we dissect 'Engel' by Rammstein. I'll provide you with an English translation of the lyrics and delve into what the song really means. It's not just about the words, but the emotions and cultural context that make this song a masterpiece. 🤘
In this video, you will:
Get a line-by-line English translation of 'Engel'
Understand the thematic significance of the lyrics
Learn German language nuances through Rammstein's music
Explore the cultural impact of the song in Germany and beyond
Whether you're a Rammstein enthusiast or keen on improving your German, this video is perfect for you. Learning German with Rammstein is not only insightful but also incredibly fun. Let's dive into the depths of 'Engel' together and appreciate the art of German music and language! 📚🎶
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00:00 Engel's Impact on Rammstein's Fame and Success
03:38 Rammstein's Engel First Verse: English Translation and Interpretation
06:12 Engel Chorus by Rammstein: Unveiling the English Translation and Significance
08:34 Deciphering Rammstein's Engel Second Verse: English Translation and Insights
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There also is a whisper directly after "Sie müssen sich an Sterne krallen.": Its "Ganz fest." Which is translated something like "Very tightly."
Very true!
Nice detail :D
Videos like these really help to understand nuance in the language if German is not your first language. Please keep making videos like this.
Thanks Doreen! I will! Hopefully, more people will find my channel or these videos. If you know anyone who might also be interested in that stuff, feel free to spread the word! :)
I will gladly spread the word Dave!
You have such amazing taste in music: night wish, Linkin Park now rammstien 😁. I love rammstien thier music was what first interested me in the German language and thank you for another well made video you always include so much detail 😊
Thanks for saying that, Catherine! :)
I really do listen to various types of rock & metal, that's true!
I also enjoy some other forms of music as well (soundtracks, some electronic music etc.) :)
I’d like to hear Ich Will analyzed next
Definitely gonna be among the next ones!
Something about being an angel .Or not an 👼 .I knew my neighbor vwas German I picked some German was a baby around him
Love the break downs man. And your English is excellent.
It's a song about angels....and the singer is questioning what happens to his life after he dies ...he doesnt want to be an angel after he dies ...Gott Weiss ich will kein engel sein. It's such a beautiful song along with Ohne Dich
Ahh, excellent, I’m always looking forward to your Rammstein videos! I agree, the songs mean so much more once you understand the lyrics. Thank you!
Thanks for saying that, Sandra! I also enjoy making them! If only more people would fit them here on CZcams... :D
Love this break down! Rammstein is my favorite German group. Du Hast was the first song I ever heard from them. We have specific radio stations that play just rock. Some classic rock, some play alternative.
In Québec Canada it’s getting quite hard to hear rock and Metal on radio too
Du Hast was the first Rammstein song I heard
Reject modernity
Mein Herz Brennt!!!!
sounds like you need some tums!
Du brauchst Tums
It's amazing how poetic Till is with his lyrics, even going back to an older dialect of modern German
Ich will I believe would be a great song to explain♡ thank you very much for this series
I LOVE these videos!! You are the best, VlogDave! 🖤
Aaaaaw, thank you very much! :)
I really love doing all this, even though it's really tough to attract viewers, I must say... so: If you know people that might also be interested in German / these kinds of videos, feel free to recommend my channel! :)
@@Daveinitely Of course I will!!
DIES IST DER BESTE RAMMSTEIN SONG ALLER ZEITEN!!!!!!
Awesome video. Thanks very much 🙂
Great video, thanks.
Great breakdown :)
Nvm you did do Engel lol. Really great channel! Hope it continues to gain subs!
Hi Dave, I just saw your Rammstein's ,Sonne' song analysis, and it was excellent! It gave me more insight about that song. I think you have norrowed down many of the possible interpretations to these 2 scenarios. Maybe it is a mixture of both (!). Idk..
I also like to point out the presence in that video of a no-leaf tree with a single apple hanging during Snow White's "burial". This could have something to do with the "wisdom tree (or tree of knowledge)" and the reason (represented by the apple) why Adam and Eve were expelled from paradise.
Anyways, thanks again for the awesome job you always do.
My favorite Rammstein song!
I just recently found rammstein..my life is changed forever..lol..these guys are on a different wavelength for me
.like a religious experience for me..in all seriousness I love rock blues from allman brothers to metal to country..but.these guys are awesome.
Lol
If I’m not mistaken, in Muslim tradition shooting stars are “falling angels”. Perhaps that was inspiration, or at least in part, for the lyrics.
I've always thought Engel referenced sex work or maybe more generally speaking celebrity. One is recognized as an exploitable commodity and taken away to serve as that commodity and must hold to that identity even as it destroys them,because the alternative is even worse.
Thank you, Dave! 🙂
I've heard the story of a woman who went abroad after promises of a good job and money for her family. However she ended up lied to and forced into prostitution. She did get paid though and did send her daughters (who were back home) some money. But they would never see their mother again, and they believed she was happy and having a job she liked. This song always reminds me of stories like these.
I love these videos! 🖤❤💛
Great analysis of the song and video! I appreciate your music taste, too! \m/
Another fun fact: the music video was heavily inspired by the movie "From Dusk Till Dawn". That's why in the club is this gorgeous stripper-lady who dances with a snake, spills Whiskey over her leg and lets Flake (who looks a bit like Quentin Tarantino's character from the movie in the video) lick it off her toes. Also the band members commented in a making-of-video that was later filmed, that they wouldn't do the video now as they did it back then: that half of the band was on stage and the other half in the audience. To them, that didn't work. They'd have done it either one way or the other, not a mixture of both.
Also, the art director of this music video was Philipp Stölzl, who is now a famous movie-, music-video-, tv-spot- and opera-director. He would later direct the videos for Rammstein's "Du Hast", "Stripped" and "Du Riechst So Gut", and videos for bands and artists like Evanescence, Madonna, Joachim Witt, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Die Ärzte, Garbage, Die Toten Hosen and Anastacia. Famous movies by him are "Goethe!" (2010; international title: "Young Goethe in love"), "Der Medicus" (2012; international title: "The Physician") and the 2016 TV-reboot of the "Winnetou"-films.
ya, dont hear much metal on the radio where im from in the us, but definitely more metal in the 90/2000's
thank you
DANKE 💋💖💋💖
In an interview, Till Lindemann said that religion is unimportant. In my opinion, he questions in this song the idea that those who lead a pious life will be angels (while all the others will be thrown into the purgatory), and he questions if living as an angel is desirable.
Thank you(or danke dir) and Rammstein for teaching me some german language
You're welcome!
Can you please analyze Du riechst so gut? :)
A good song, but it doesn't need an in depth analysis imo. It's based on a book by Patrick Süskind called 'Perfume' which also has a pretty good film adaptation. I think it's on Netflix and isn't too long of a watch and I highly recommend it. (more info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_riechst_so_gut )
Very interesting.Simce you ask which one I would like to hear analyzed........what about "hilf mir" or "dalai lama".
Can you please analyse Klavier. I want to know about what Rammstein have to do with pianos.
Have you ever analyzed Spring by Rammstein? If not, would you be willing to analyze it? I really love that song and its always been one of those deep meaning songs that i care a lot about, but I’d still love to hear your thoughts on that song. Thank you for what you do!
I love “Spring”. To me it’s about caring about what others think of you, their opinions and expectations of you. People come to look at a man they think is jumping, so lyrics like “Enttaüsch mich nicht” (don’t disappoint me!) tell us that the man must jump and sacrifice his life simply so that he can fulfill the crowd’s wishes and “redeem himself”
Will you do Rosenrot next? I’m curious to know if it is a common song like Sweet William is here and they put their spin on it. Also, Till Announces clearly in this song
Ich will
Do all the songs
for me it was Du Hast. As for Du Hast and Engel. Very influenced by Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs and Dawn Of the Dead)
Just a theory. I think the song points to the early medieval Christian conceptions of spirits (or "angels" today, a much more modern concept). In a nutshell, the belief was that spirits live in the eternal celestial realms (aka seven heavens) clinging to celestial bodies (planets and stars) and being in the presence of God but otherwise having no personification (i.e., very "alone"). They explained human life as requiring the fall of a spirit from a timeless celestial realm into a body, which allows the spirit, now embodied, to live a life and, depending on how that life was lived, determine if they can ascend back and where they ascend to (which of the seven heavens, each associated with different personalities or virtues). Wishing to not ascend at all was a common reflection on the dreary (and "angst" inducing) prospect of losing one's individuality and free will (a sentiment that later morphed into the famous "non serviam" proclamation by Satan). They also believed that the powerful light from the Sun was meant to hide the heavens from view but that at night, when the Earth casts a shadow onto the celestial realms, we briefly get to see them.
This all lines up pretty well (even the "zombie kids", since spirits were depicted as both very naive yet undead / immortal), and it's not so far fetched since (1) anyone with a reasonably strong interest in literature or old myths would be very familiar with all of what I described, and (2) drawing from early medieval or pagan mythology is a very common thing in heavy metal.
A lot has happened since you made this video - I have a sudden fascination with Rammstein and Germany. Do these lyrics still mean the same things?
I always thought Herzeleid meant Heartbreak, but I suppose thats the interpretation rather than the literally translation
Im really enjoying your Rammstein videos at the moment though, Ive wanted to learn German for years because of this band.
Speil MIT Mir would be an awesome one to do.
you need more subs
Thank you! Feel free to recommend my channel and share my videos with others, if you want to! That really helps alot :)
Could you do "do riechst so gut"?
you didn't say anything about Till's daughter being in the music video or sing the chorus but richard is her father . i would also like to here Du riechst so gut and ich Will!
Can you do Augen Auf by OOMPH!!
My first was Du Hast
Nice video, how about Mutter or Sonne?
'Sonne' will surely be one of the next ones! :)
Buck Dich would be an interesting one for translation.
Panda eyes.
Would like Haifisch or Frühling in Paris
you should do mein land
Seemed like the live version in Madison Square Garden was a nod to Wings of Desire.
I love your vids Dave. Danke. You've enlightened me about Rammstein. Thought you'd want to know that the Amazon link isn't working (
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We're sorry. The Web address you entered is not a functioning page on our site.)
Hey Michael, thanks for letting me know!
Strange... I'll try to figure out what is wrong soon-ish!
Thanks for checking out the links in my description, by the way! I appreciate that! :)
Sonne
What's the name of the girl with a snake?
Germany needs more rock on the radio.
@@NielsWullems yes
Please analyze Klavier next.
The Panda Eyes on children is worth looking into if you haven't already...😣
rituel satanique chez les élites...
Analize the songs Sehnsucht and Donaukinder.
My dad wanted me to marry a German man and my mom an Asian guy!! Lol!! My parents!! But anyways I love Rammstein!! Their music is awesome!!
In the line "Gott weiss Ich will kein Engel sein" it sounds like he's saying something before Gott and between Gott and weiss. Could anyone help clear this up for me? Am I hallucinating lol? Thanks.
I know what you mean and despite being german myself I'm not entirely sure. But in some lyrics they say 'Denn Gott weiß ich will kein Engel sein' 'denn' usually means 'then' but in this case it translates to 'because' therefore 'Because God knows I don't want to be an angel'
That makes sense, thanks. I'm not completely fluent in German but I speak a little and I know when I sing along there is something I'm not getting. I think the other part I'm hearing after Gott is Till pronouncing it with a hard "T" so it only sounds like two syllables, but i could be wrong.
@@franzi6349 I always thought that the vocalist was singing "ggott weiss" y'know like stronging the g but now that you're pointing "denn" out there you change the way i listened to the chorus haha
I learned German by listening to Rammstein. I always thought German was so poetic, but then I found this video and you claim that some of the lines in this song are archaic and would sound weird in modern German, and in fact are INTENDED to sound poetic. Does that mean I've gotten German completely wrong for the past 15 years? And yes, I have heard other German singers, and honestly I think they sound just as poetic. Honestly, to me, even an original English text translated into German sounds like a major improvement to me (an example of this being Schelmish's 'rabenballade').
Maybe I'm being overly critical here, but what religion believes that people become angels after death?
I've heard that various other places in videos and such before as well, but I was raised Catholic and I know we don't believe that. Do other forms of Christianity?
That always seemed odd to me.
i hope i am not too late. i think this "angel thing" is based on old german sayings. it was often told by elder people. another possibility to explain it could be the fact that the people in the countryside were quite pious. maybe the ”good behaviour during lifetime makes you becoming an angel after death" was used to influence the childrens behaviour. i don't know but those explanations might be the origin of this belief.
Mein teil plz
GOTT WEIß ICH WILL KEIN ENGEL SEIN!
🤘😝🤘
I noticed most of his lyrics especially Ich tu dir weh to me he says you are utterly divoted to me but I love you not. This has to be a form of harrassment.. So basically he dont care what happens to this person or person's, I care not..
Ohne dich, bitte :)
Dalai Lama!
gutes englisch
So I always wondered about the panda eyes on the kids especially them being caged but now that human trafficking is being more out there this song makes me wonder about the band obviously children are angels lol and in Hollywood such as the band and politicians and celebrities have these angels capture whe. The kids sing when the clouds is asleep you'll see us and scared and alone um hello 👋 human traffickingalso in an interview till claimed he didn't know were those kids came from just the person helping make the video and same with the building
How do the panda-eyed kids work into the message of the song?
why , why good musician like rammstein and bach and mozart are all deutschen? i can't understand lol
is it just me or are more hearing auf gar kein weise wil ich ein engel zijn ? instead of gott weis ich [pardon me butchering the German language.]
HANZ GET ZE FLAMMENWEFER
I think that they are searching for Gott. Aren't the children Richard's older kids?
Petulant children raising their fist to God for not being given what they want I enjoy the song but it was written by man having a temper tantrum a lot echo the sentiment today cause life is too easy. They are lost in a sea of self pity admiring their own reflection & angry at God for what they have done with his gift. Pathetic but it is a good song in away reminds me of Veruca Salt...just a bad egg.
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