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Thanks for the amazing translation as always. I saw the tall dark dressed character as death... Well, time is also linked with death... Of course, this in my personal view
I'm within the age range of the Rammstein guys, to me I think and feel that as you (significantly) age (50+) you start thinking about this sort of reality more. Time seems to go so much faster. When you were a kid a year seemed SO long. Now, seasons fly by so fast. With the pandemic many of us may have lost a lot of people that we didn't intend/expect to lose under "normal" circumstance. With such happenings being all too real it forces you to keep these thoughts in the foreground where we usually kept them in the background.
Absolutely love this song!!! As a nurse who works in a home for the elderly the lyrics touched me ver very deeply!! Yes I agree Till's lyrics are the best in this song!! Just everything about this song is perfect! Thank you for this video😘
@@jamesmcphee4450 stop with this bs. Where do you find it? Where do these rumors come from? I mean, ok, if they decide to stop their activity, fine. But noone official said that it is the last album.
@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 You know what a metaphor is right? Many theorize, and I state that because rumors and theories are not the same, releasing this as the single of the song is the swan song to say goodbye. They are also all reaching 60, they can't do their job forever. It's not bs, its a realistic perspective
Es könnte länger werden, dieser Titel ist so episch und vielschichtig... Ich schaue mir Zeit-Reactions an, und alle sprechen von der schwarzen Gestalt als dem Tod oder einer Allegorie der Zeit. Das ist natürlich die erste Idee, die man hat - aber es sind drei solche Figuren, nicht eine einzelne. Ich habe die Interpretation übernommen, dass es sich um die drei Nornen aus der nordischen Mythologie handelt - wenn man das nachliest, erklärt sich einiges der Bildsprache in dem Video. Die Nornen stehen (vereinfacht gesagt) für Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft, sie leben beim Lebensbaum Yggdrasil, an dessen Wurzeln der Born des Lebens entspringt. Sie begleiten die Menschen von ihrer Geburt bis zum Tod, wirken deren Schicksal und schneiden am Ende den Lebensfaden durch. Den sehen wir von Christophs Nacken gleiten, als er stirbt - das Leben ihn verlässt. Der unaufhaltsame Strom der Zeit, dargestellt in dem Sandstrahl und der Sanduhr (die übrigens ähnlich aussieht wie die alten Darstellungen des Lebensbaumes Yggdrasil), ist das, aus dem wir entstehen (die Nornen treten mit den Neugeborenen daraus hervor) und in dem wir wieder verschwinden (die "Tochter" von Ollie). Diese Sanduhr, die sich oben umkehrt, steht mMn für die Vergeblichkeit, mit der Frauen immer wieder gebären - und die Kinder immer wieder sterben. Daher sind die Frauen wütend (so interpretiere ich ihre Mimik und Gestik. Man schreit bei Geburten nämlich ansonsten nicht einfach herum, auch wenn Nichtgeboren-Habende das annehmen könnten. Eine Geburt ist viel mehr ein gewaltiger Kraftakt als Schmerz.) Der mittlere Teil mit den sich gegenseitig umlegenden Rammsteinern zeigt mMn den ewigen Kampf, den das Leben darstellen kann. Je älter, desto ernster und unerbittlicher. Auch hier taucht die Norne auf (es gibt eine Hauptnorne, die anderen beiden sind "nur" ihre Begleiterinnen). Wäre sie der Tod, würden die Kinder sterben. Tun sie aber nicht, sie verzichten sogar aufs Schießen. Am Ende (also am Anfang - man muss sich den Film ja umgekehrt vorstellen) begegnen die Bandmitglieder auf ihrer Reise auf dem Meer (s. Seemann, das Meer steht sicherlich auch hier für das Leben) der Norne. Sie sind entsetzt, schreien, sie wollen nicht, dass das Ende ihres Lebens "da" ist. Aber, wie jeder Kampf gegen den Sandstrahl zuvor, das ist vergebens. Die Bandmitglieder gehen interessanterweise ganz unterschiedlich mit dem Sandstrahl um, sicherlich durfte jeder das so machen, wie er wollte. Ollie lässt ihn einfach über sich ergehen, Till (der Schwimmer) kämpft in/mit ihm. Christoph "spielt" mit ihm, nur als Beispiele. Die Tochter kämpft nicht, sie geht ganz ruhig in die Zeit zurück. Wie jemand schrieb: Ja, wir sind alle Kinder der Zeit, und wir entkommen ihr nicht. Übrigens auch die Götter nicht, den nordischen Mythen nach. :) Großartig. Auch die Musik. Wenn das nicht so ein epischer Klassiker ist, weiß ich auch nicht... Der Text, ach herrjeh, was soll man zu Tills Texten sagen? Sie sind genial, damit ist alles gesagt. *Eventuel eine Anspielung auf das Beenden ihrer Karriere* It could be longer, this title is so epic and layered... I watch Time Reactions and everyone talks about the black figure as death or an allegory of time. Of course, that's the first idea that comes up - but there are three such characters, not a single one. I took the interpretation that these are the three Norns from Norse mythology - reading that explains some of the imagery in the video. The Norns stand (put simply) for past, present and future, they live with the tree of life Yggdrasil, at the roots of which springs the fountain of life. They accompany people from birth to death, influence their destiny and finally cut the thread of life. We see it slide off Christoph's neck as he dies - life is leaving him. The unstoppable flow of time represented in the sandblast and the hourglass (which incidentally looks similar to the ancient representations of the Yggdrasil tree of life), is that from which we emerge (the Norns emerge with the newborns) and into which we disappear again (the "daughter" of ollie). That hourglass that turns upside down mmn stands for the futility with which women keep giving birth - and the children keep dying. That's why the women are angry (that's how I interpret their facial expressions and gestures. You don't just yell around during births, even if those who haven't given birth could assume that. Birth is much more of a tremendous feat than pain.) The middle part with the Rammsteiners turning each other around shows mmn the eternal struggle that life can represent. The older, the more serious and implacable. The Norn also appears here (there is a main Norn, the other two are "only" her companions). If she were death, the children would die. But they don't, they even refrain from shooting. At the end (ie at the beginning - you have to imagine the film the other way around) the band members meet the Norne on their journey on the sea (see sailor, the sea certainly stands for life here too). They are horrified, scream they don't want the end of their life to be "there". But, like every fight against the sandblast before it, this is in vain. Interestingly enough, the band members deal with the sandblasting very differently, everyone was certainly allowed to do it as they wanted. Ollie just puts up with him, Till (the swimmer) fights in/with him. Christoph "plays" with him, just as examples. The daughter doesn't fight, she calmly goes back in time. As someone wrote: Yes, we are all children of time and we do not escape it. Incidentally, neither did the gods, according to Nordic myths. :) Great. Also the music. If this isn't such an epic classic, I don't know either... The lyrics, oh my goodness, what can one say about Till's lyrics? You are awesome, that says it all. *Possibly a reference to the end of her career*
Say what ? A lyrical master 😅 not at all… Listing the transience of moments and life with a depressive touch, without a special rhyme scheme (which is sophisticated) does not make Till Lindemann a lyrical master. he can speak his mother tongue, that's all
Rammstein is my absolute favorite band. Thank you so much for your translation and breakdown. As a paramedic for 15 years, I saw a lot of life and death. I didn’t always know how to process what I saw. This song was so profound and each time I watched the video it’s brought out different emotions. Just an incredible song that transcends all barriers and speaks to us all at our most basic humanity.
I also love how the song ends with the same note repeating till the end of the song, slowly getting quieter while a choir sets in. The played note for me is what happens and it wont stop happening while the choir is ressembling your own passing. While you pass the notes get quiter but they never stop. You just cant hear them as clear as you pass away. Or it resembles your heartbeat but in a more fitting way to the music
This song has come out just as a close family member of mine is reaching the end of her life. The lyrics are timeless and hit me hard. Thankfully, i do try to cherish every moment, especially the ones she gave me, and hopefully I'm wrong that she is nearing the end. We all need to appreciate what we have, and cherish every moment of happiness no matter how fleeting.
I often think about life and this song is just so much in line with my thoughts.Beautiful.I can't get enough of Till's voice.Time to learn another song.
You are who I go to, to understand, not just translate Rammsteins songs. So glad to see you on my timeline again and I cant wait for the new album, and your explanation of the lyrics!
Danke schön for making this videos! It's so good that someone who's native language is german explain the meaning of a frase or a saying that maybe even if you learnt it you never seem to quite grasp
I absolutely love Rammstein and their music. Til is a genius creating his choice of words lyrics and thoughts as he conveys them. Thanks for the work on your channel I really appreciate and enjoy watching and learning.
I'm American and have been listening to ramstien for most of my life atleast 15-20 years of these badass legends. To the point I can sing almost every song word for word with the German accent and still not know what I'm saying cause I only know English. But your video really breaks it down. Thanks brother
Just a little supplement: As often in Till's lyrics, also in Zeit are allusions to classic German literature, namely to Faust by Goethe (and maybe others?). Some see the ballad as a hidden message that Rammstein will finish its work as a band ("wenn es am schönsten / besten ist, soll man aufhören").
Love your vlogs…. Need more help with german sentence stucture. Know any resources to help me learn quicker. I can kind of read der hund und die katze fabel. Easier to read than to speak. Im using duolingo now and listening to plenty of rammstein of course. Thanks
I found this looking for good translations of Rammstein's song as it has to be one of my favourites, and i have to say you're doing an amazing job both at translating the lyrics and going into a bunch of details. Your channel is the kind of content that will help me get my non-german friends to relate to how great some of the german songs i know are, i don't remember if i ever subbed to someone after just one video but this is definitely the time to do so.
Dave this video is amazing! I got so excited when I saw it on my feed. Thank you so much for making it and your very detailed explanation of the lyrics from your perspective as a native German speaker. Till is definitely a master lyricist. I am trying to learn German and I am also a super Rammstein fan, so your channel is perfect for me!
Thanks for another great video! I always appreciate these analysis videos (it’s how I found your channel a couple years ago). It blows my mind how thoughtful, philosophical, and poetic Till gets with his lyrics.
Thanks to your videos, I have come to appreciate more and more Rammstein songs. I saw them in Chicago.... What a fantastic show and performance!!! This song was in their setlist... a truly masterpiece! Danke my friend :)
I have a basic understanding of the German language. One remarkable aspect of this song is that I could get its meaning without much translation especially when paired with the video. And after watching this video, it comes across a brilliant inspired writing that captures the Zeitgeist (pun intended) of the last 2 years when so many have been taken by the pandemic. Perhaps we have taken things too much for granted.
Thank you very much for this. My German level is not very good and I love your analysis of Rammstein lyrics. They are really helping me improve. Great song. Already one of my favorites
Did you know that Laichzeit was supposed to be called Die Zeit? Back in 1995 The Demo was later changed in Laichzeit because It made more sense for the song.
Beim scrollen ist das Video mir zufällig unter die Augen gekommen und zum Glück habe ich deinen Kanal etdecket. Die Kombination von Musik und Lernen ist maßgeblich super. Ich selbst studiere Germanistik und interessiere mich für Sprachen und insbesondere die deutsche Sprache und Kultur deshalb finde ich deinen Inhalt total mein Ding. Ich habe doch eine Bitte an Dich. Es wäre echt gut, wenn die Interpretation auf Deutsch wäre. Vielen Dank ❤️
This song came out of nowhere as you said. To me for example it hit very close to home, as I lost my mom 8 month ago. Now being alles allein, ganz allein. Although being mentally tough to hear, it's also what I need to hear.
I've come back to this video about a year after first watching it. I realise how much of the philosophy of time I have taken on board into my own life, such as noticing and embracing "Ein jeder kennt den perfekten moment". I recently met up with someone (for the second time who i found extremely attractive), who also loves Rammstein, I quoted that phrase to her. We spent 8 incredible hours together, during which there was a zeit where we were sat in a cove on some rocks overlooking the sea, with my arm around her and her leaning into me, definatly a sense of Unendlichkeit. I was lucky enough to be aware at the time, that this is one of those moments to embrace and enjoy.
Thank you for sharing your perspective and enabling us to learn German as well! I think this song is a masterpiece and Lindemann (and team) have outdone themselves and in my book this is Rammstein's best song since it deals with our existence as Time marches on indifferent to what we have to say or experience. All of us will have to cross that river one day. in the end and who knows we may be just crossing into another dimension of a multiverse universe ( so some of us may be hoping, visiting our loved ones again - but we will never know). As we cross into that other dimension, I hope there will great bands just like Rammstein and people like you that make our world a better and more meaningful existence..... Thank you.
This new Rammstein video appeared in my feed today, but I haven't watched it yet. Why? Because I knew I wanted to come to your channel first to hear your analysis of the lyrics. That's a compliment to you. Hut ab!
The lyrics with the sea remind me of the Myth of the river Acheron. That river was believed to be leading to the underworld. The river I mentioned is located in the region of Epirus, Greece.
It is a wonderful song without understanding the meaning, but with your wonderful translation and interpretation, it becomes something most special. Thanks as always for this What is evident even without knowing what the lyrics mean is that it is full of emotion and visceral (rather than music by numbers that so many long established bands produce)
My interpretation and thought was time goes on like a continuous cycle and those rare occasions when we are truly happy of course we want time to stop. The showing of the sand and hourglass ⌛ time keeps going and them showing the scenes reversing to me meant a desire to go back in time either to the moment of birth and start our lives over or to before we're even born saying no i don't even want to be born i want to go back before i was even conscious of my own existence and mortality. Them being blindfolded to me was no one knows whats going to happen in the future we don't know what kind of lives these babies are going to have..the babies themselves are completely helpless and must blindly rely on his mother or another person to take care of it and help it survive but then when we're old enough we sometimes think why? Why bring babies into this world knowing all the pain and suffering and why am i here? Just to go through suffering both of physical amd emotional pain..then end up dying which is scary enough but then not knowing what happens after you die..is that it? Is there going to be another life? Hell? Heaven? Ok damn!😮 the different messages in the lyrics and the images in the video are like a beautiful tragedy...joyful pain..tears of joy and sorrow...feelings of excitement and dread for the future all yin and yang ☯ rolled into this one powerful song and video 😭😍😥😅❤🖤
That song BY FAR is their best song I’ve heard from them, don’t want to make it depressing but I had a friend take his own life on March 2nd and 10 days later that song came out and it does make me tear up as I passionately love the song and the lyrics
Great video! I like how you break things down, I was mostly looking how to pronounce most of the German words so I can sing this at Karaoke but with your help translating the lyrics I almost want to try and learn how to sing it in English too. You also Inspired me to learn German as it looks like it is laid out similar to English! keep up the good work
the song is really beautiful. it makes me consider my own life, but it made me think about the band. how they experienced their time during the lockdowns and how the pandemic must have made them reflect too. the metaphors and visual representations are amazing. thank you for the translation and your very interesting thoughts on this song :)
An excellent analysis. God put time in place for us because our minds could not handle it all at once and for those beautiful moments in life to remember.
In my opinion, beyond any doubts, Zeit is Till's lyrical masterpiece!! It is high grade poetry (Hoch Poesie (?))! I really admire Till's versatility. Producing the lyrics of a Te Quiero Puta and those of Zeit.. Er ist (un Rammsteind sind) unglablich!! ❤️
Not just one of Rammstein's most meaningful songs, but one of the most meaningful period... it is the most universal, wonderful, and tragic element of existence, after all. Zeit! Amazing song.
I am not that good in German. Never had a test, but I am around A1. But for me the lyrics were easy to understand. And yes, the lyricism is beautiful both in rhythm/rhymes and in its meaning. And of course the video is just on another level.
It's easy to speak with simple words, and difficult to speak with difficult words. But it takes a true master to successfully convey complex and difficult concepts such as time - something we all know superficially, but never *truly* consider until we're old and grey - in simple words.
grossartige Interpretation, you did very well and for sure, the lyrics in combination with the Video is another Masterpiece, and the more often i listn , i love teh melodie as well ;)
Nice video. Till reminds me of Nietzsche's Ewige Wiederkunft where his challenge (at least my interpretation of his writings) is to live your best life because you will live it again forever. It is but a fleeting moment in the scheme of things, but it will happen again and again, so live up to that or be crushed by the notion of reliving your regrets eternally.
Sehr ,sehr guter,ausgezeichneter Vortrag... finde ich....Ein wenig wundert mich trotzdem das Goethe verschwiegen wird,wie überall in den Kommentaren..die tolle Lyrik von Zeit ist für mich Faust III..sagst Du zum Augenblick verweile...
While we’re on the subject of explanations: what did Mike Skinner, Kate Nash, Lykke Li, Tame Impala, the Killers, and Florence + the Machine do to Kraftklub?
This is the only video a non German speaker needs to see when listening to Zeit. Well done! The line "Augenblick, verweile doch" is a direct reference to Goethe's Faust. "Werd ich zum Augenblicke sagen: Verweile doch! du bist so schön! Dann magst du mich in Fesseln schlagen, Dann will ich gern zugrunde gehn!"
@@Andy_from_de Ha, ich kann mithalten: "Schönes Fräulein, darf ich's wagen ihr meinen Arm und Geleit anzutragen?" "Bin weder Fräulein noch bin ich schön, kann ungeleit nach Hause gehn!" 😁
@@Andy_from_de schön, dass überhaupt noch jemand Goethe rezitieren kann und wenn es nur einzelne Verse sind. Und wenn es denn schon "Faust " sein muss, dann wäre Mephisto mein erklärter Favorit. Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint! Und das mit Recht; denn alles was entsteht, ist wert, das es zugrunde geht; Drum besser wär's, daß nichts entstünde. So ist denn alles, was ihr Sünde, Zerstörung, kurz, das Böse nennt, Mein eigentliches Element...😈
Time moves faster the older you get if you don't take specific actions to deliberately pay attention to everything. This is similar to the reason that a lot of drugs make time seem to move more slowly. Basically, the more information your brain has to process/ how closely you're paying attention to details/ how novel your environment and activities are, the more slowly things seem to move. So if you're a child experiencing everything for the first time, you pay attention to everything. If you're old, you just jumble most perceptions into per-constructed categories and tend to gloss over most environmental data. There is also some effect related specifically to experiencing time as a proportion of all time you've already experienced, but that's more nuanced, complicated, and as-yet not fully explained.
Many refer to the dark figures as the reaper(s). I don't find them scary and since there are three and not just one I connect them to the norse norns. The weavers, the measurers and the cutters of the threads of life. (Or simply past, present and future personified.) Anyway, great breakdown of the lyrcs and not just the plain "wow - reaction" we get everywhere. :)
I wonder if fair use policy would allow for distorting the actual sound from the song being translated and critiqued enough to make it illegible but keeping the melody (perhaps a simple low pass filter) so that as the translation is being spoken over the top the listener/learner still has an easy recognizable reference to the original piece of the song? This would help a lot with recall when re-listening to the song in the future.
It's odd that I happened across this song and then your explaination when "Our" Zeit is at risk of being stopped by actions I have no control of, yet I have not given permission for my zeit to be stopped. \m/
I couldn't help to think that the song and video is hinting about reincarnation. We die, we're born and we're blind to it all within the river of time. Anyone else see this?
I do not think the lyrics show us how to live good life by cherishing moments (this is your own interpretation), it only points out how we are swallowed by the time and by the death inevitabely in the end
This new Rammstein song is such an incredible masterpiece, both musically and lyrically! (The visuals of the music video are also amazing.) The way Till uses his voice so expressively, and how the lyrics will definitely mean something to everyone! It made me think of how beautiful and expressive the German language is, and made me remember a quote from Hesse's Steppenwolf: "Im deutschen Geist herrscht das Mutterrecht, die Naturgebundenheit in Form einer Hegemonie der Musik, wie sie nie ein andres Volk gekannt hat." 😍🔥
Thanks for the video, Dave. I'd been looking forward to your interpretation. Even with my very limited knowledge of German, I could see it's a beautiful song, so straightforward but multi-layered at the same time, and watching your video filled in the gaps I was wondering about. Vielen, vielen, dank!
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Thanks for the amazing translation as always. I saw the tall dark dressed character as death... Well, time is also linked with death... Of course, this in my personal view
Dave, I wonder whether a better translation for "Not" in this specific sentence "Aus der Jugend wird schon Not" would be "hardship" or "distress"...
I'm within the age range of the Rammstein guys, to me I think and feel that as you (significantly) age (50+) you start thinking about this sort of reality more. Time seems to go so much faster.
When you were a kid a year seemed SO long. Now, seasons fly by so fast.
With the pandemic many of us may have lost a lot of people that we didn't intend/expect to lose under "normal" circumstance.
With such happenings being all too real it forces you to keep these thoughts in the foreground where we usually kept them in the background.
I feel you. Feeling like that as well at times (being 30). Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Vina! 😊
Absolutely love this song!!! As a nurse who works in a home for the elderly the lyrics touched me ver very deeply!! Yes I agree Till's lyrics are the best in this song!! Just everything about this song is perfect! Thank you for this video😘
Man, can't wait for whole album. If that will be the level of another 10 songs, it will be the best their album.
Probably their last as welll
@@jamesmcphee4450 stop with this bs. Where do you find it? Where do these rumors come from?
I mean, ok, if they decide to stop their activity, fine. But noone official said that it is the last album.
@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 You know what a metaphor is right? Many theorize, and I state that because rumors and theories are not the same, releasing this as the single of the song is the swan song to say goodbye. They are also all reaching 60, they can't do their job forever. It's not bs, its a realistic perspective
@@jamesmcphee4450 i think we will see another 10 years and at least 1 album from them.
@@oleksandrbyelyenko435 let us hope
Es könnte länger werden, dieser Titel ist so episch und vielschichtig... Ich schaue mir Zeit-Reactions an, und alle sprechen von der schwarzen Gestalt als dem Tod oder einer Allegorie der Zeit. Das ist natürlich die erste Idee, die man hat - aber es sind drei solche Figuren, nicht eine einzelne. Ich habe die Interpretation übernommen, dass es sich um die drei Nornen aus der nordischen Mythologie handelt - wenn man das nachliest, erklärt sich einiges der Bildsprache in dem Video. Die Nornen stehen (vereinfacht gesagt) für Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft, sie leben beim Lebensbaum Yggdrasil, an dessen Wurzeln der Born des Lebens entspringt. Sie begleiten die Menschen von ihrer Geburt bis zum Tod, wirken deren Schicksal und schneiden am Ende den Lebensfaden durch. Den sehen wir von Christophs Nacken gleiten, als er stirbt - das Leben ihn verlässt. Der unaufhaltsame Strom der Zeit, dargestellt in dem Sandstrahl und der Sanduhr (die übrigens ähnlich aussieht wie die alten Darstellungen des Lebensbaumes Yggdrasil), ist das, aus dem wir entstehen (die Nornen treten mit den Neugeborenen daraus hervor) und in dem wir wieder verschwinden (die "Tochter" von Ollie). Diese Sanduhr, die sich oben umkehrt, steht mMn für die Vergeblichkeit, mit der Frauen immer wieder gebären - und die Kinder immer wieder sterben. Daher sind die Frauen wütend (so interpretiere ich ihre Mimik und Gestik. Man schreit bei Geburten nämlich ansonsten nicht einfach herum, auch wenn Nichtgeboren-Habende das annehmen könnten. Eine Geburt ist viel mehr ein gewaltiger Kraftakt als Schmerz.) Der mittlere Teil mit den sich gegenseitig umlegenden Rammsteinern zeigt mMn den ewigen Kampf, den das Leben darstellen kann. Je älter, desto ernster und unerbittlicher. Auch hier taucht die Norne auf (es gibt eine Hauptnorne, die anderen beiden sind "nur" ihre Begleiterinnen). Wäre sie der Tod, würden die Kinder sterben. Tun sie aber nicht, sie verzichten sogar aufs Schießen. Am Ende (also am Anfang - man muss sich den Film ja umgekehrt vorstellen) begegnen die Bandmitglieder auf ihrer Reise auf dem Meer (s. Seemann, das Meer steht sicherlich auch hier für das Leben) der Norne. Sie sind entsetzt, schreien, sie wollen nicht, dass das Ende ihres Lebens "da" ist. Aber, wie jeder Kampf gegen den Sandstrahl zuvor, das ist vergebens. Die Bandmitglieder gehen interessanterweise ganz unterschiedlich mit dem Sandstrahl um, sicherlich durfte jeder das so machen, wie er wollte. Ollie lässt ihn einfach über sich ergehen, Till (der Schwimmer) kämpft in/mit ihm. Christoph "spielt" mit ihm, nur als Beispiele. Die Tochter kämpft nicht, sie geht ganz ruhig in die Zeit zurück. Wie jemand schrieb: Ja, wir sind alle Kinder der Zeit, und wir entkommen ihr nicht. Übrigens auch die Götter nicht, den nordischen Mythen nach. :)
Großartig. Auch die Musik. Wenn das nicht so ein epischer Klassiker ist, weiß ich auch nicht... Der Text, ach herrjeh, was soll man zu Tills Texten sagen? Sie sind genial, damit ist alles gesagt.
*Eventuel eine Anspielung auf das Beenden ihrer Karriere*
It could be longer, this title is so epic and layered... I watch Time Reactions and everyone talks about the black figure as death or an allegory of time. Of course, that's the first idea that comes up - but there are three such characters, not a single one.
I took the interpretation that these are the three Norns from Norse mythology - reading that explains some of the imagery in the video. The Norns stand (put simply) for past, present and future, they live with the tree of life Yggdrasil,
at the roots of which springs the fountain of life. They accompany people from birth to death, influence their destiny and finally cut the thread of life. We see it slide off Christoph's neck as he dies - life is leaving him. The unstoppable flow of time
represented in the sandblast and the hourglass (which incidentally looks similar to the ancient representations of the Yggdrasil tree of life), is that from which we emerge (the Norns emerge with the newborns) and into which we disappear again (the "daughter" of ollie). That hourglass that turns upside down
mmn stands for the futility with which women keep giving birth - and the children keep dying. That's why the women are angry (that's how I interpret their facial expressions and gestures. You don't just yell around during births, even if those who haven't given birth could assume that.
Birth is much more of a tremendous feat than pain.) The middle part with the Rammsteiners turning each other around shows mmn the eternal struggle that life can represent. The older, the more serious and implacable. The Norn also appears here (there is a main Norn, the other two are "only" her companions).
If she were death, the children would die. But they don't, they even refrain from shooting. At the end (ie at the beginning - you have to imagine the film the other way around) the band members meet the Norne on their journey on the sea (see sailor, the sea certainly stands for life here too). They are horrified, scream
they don't want the end of their life to be "there". But, like every fight against the sandblast before it, this is in vain. Interestingly enough, the band members deal with the sandblasting very differently, everyone was certainly allowed to do it as they wanted. Ollie just puts up with him, Till (the swimmer) fights in/with him.
Christoph "plays" with him, just as examples. The daughter doesn't fight, she calmly goes back in time. As someone wrote: Yes, we are all children of time and we do not escape it. Incidentally, neither did the gods, according to Nordic myths. :)
Great. Also the music. If this isn't such an epic classic,
I don't know either... The lyrics, oh my goodness, what can one say about Till's lyrics? You are awesome, that says it all.
*Possibly a reference to the end of her career*
I agree Till is a lyrical master!!! I appreciate this channel!! Thank you!
Say what ? A lyrical master 😅 not at all… Listing the transience of moments and life with a depressive touch, without a special rhyme scheme (which is sophisticated) does not make Till Lindemann a lyrical master. he can speak his mother tongue, that's all
Rammstein is my absolute favorite band. Thank you so much for your translation and breakdown. As a paramedic for 15 years, I saw a lot of life and death. I didn’t always know how to process what I saw. This song was so profound and each time I watched the video it’s brought out different emotions. Just an incredible song that transcends all barriers and speaks to us all at our most basic humanity.
I also love how the song ends with the same note repeating till the end of the song, slowly getting quieter while a choir sets in.
The played note for me is what happens and it wont stop happening while the choir is ressembling your own passing. While you pass the notes get quiter but they never stop. You just cant hear them as clear as you pass away.
Or it resembles your heartbeat but in a more fitting way to the music
RAMMSTEIN has always created masterpieces if you ask me! My life has a better meaning & purpose because of this legendary band.
This song has come out just as a close family member of mine is reaching the end of her life. The lyrics are timeless and hit me hard. Thankfully, i do try to cherish every moment, especially the ones she gave me, and hopefully I'm wrong that she is nearing the end.
We all need to appreciate what we have, and cherish every moment of happiness no matter how fleeting.
I often think about life and this song is just so much in line with my thoughts.Beautiful.I can't get enough of Till's voice.Time to learn another song.
This is a beautiful song and amazing band rammstein is.
You are who I go to, to understand, not just translate Rammsteins songs. So glad to see you on my timeline again and I cant wait for the new album, and your explanation of the lyrics!
Danke schön for making this videos! It's so good that someone who's native language is german explain the meaning of a frase or a saying that maybe even if you learnt it you never seem to quite grasp
I absolutely love Rammstein and their music. Til is a genius creating his choice of words lyrics and thoughts as he conveys them. Thanks for the work on your channel I really appreciate and enjoy watching and learning.
I'm American and have been listening to ramstien for most of my life atleast 15-20 years of these badass legends. To the point I can sing almost every song word for word with the German accent and still not know what I'm saying cause I only know English. But your video really breaks it down. Thanks brother
Thank you for saying that and spreading the word! :)
*rammstein lol
Thank you for guiding me to a perspective on the lyrics and the meaning of the language. My deepest respect to you and hope you're doing well 🙂
I agree that this song is a masterpiece both lyrically, musically and visually. Thank you for your insights.
Just a little supplement: As often in Till's lyrics, also in Zeit are allusions to classic German literature, namely to Faust by Goethe (and maybe others?).
Some see the ballad as a hidden message that Rammstein will finish its work as a band ("wenn es am schönsten / besten ist, soll man aufhören").
I needed this video so so much. Vielen Dank!! Great explanation, as always.
I agree absolutely a great masterpiece..pure art and poetry at its finest!! 😍💕💕💕
Love your vlogs…. Need more help with german sentence stucture. Know any resources to help me learn quicker. I can kind of read der hund und die katze fabel. Easier to read than to speak. Im using duolingo now and listening to plenty of rammstein of course. Thanks
I found this looking for good translations of Rammstein's song as it has to be one of my favourites, and i have to say you're doing an amazing job both at translating the lyrics and going into a bunch of details. Your channel is the kind of content that will help me get my non-german friends to relate to how great some of the german songs i know are, i don't remember if i ever subbed to someone after just one video but this is definitely the time to do so.
Dave this video is amazing! I got so excited when I saw it on my feed. Thank you so much for making it and your very detailed explanation of the lyrics from your perspective as a native German speaker. Till is definitely a master lyricist. I am trying to learn German and I am also a super Rammstein fan, so your channel is perfect for me!
Thanks for another great video! I always appreciate these analysis videos (it’s how I found your channel a couple years ago). It blows my mind how thoughtful, philosophical, and poetic Till gets with his lyrics.
This song is absolutely brilliant! Thanks for this great video, it makes it even more profound. I get very emotional every time I hear it.
Thanks to your videos, I have come to appreciate more and more Rammstein songs. I saw them in Chicago.... What a fantastic show and performance!!! This song was in their setlist... a truly masterpiece! Danke my friend :)
I have a basic understanding of the German language. One remarkable aspect of this song is that I could get its meaning without much translation especially when paired with the video. And after watching this video, it comes across a brilliant inspired writing that captures the Zeitgeist (pun intended) of the last 2 years when so many have been taken by the pandemic. Perhaps we have taken things too much for granted.
This is a great video that really helped to aid my comprehension of the lyrics. Superb analysis of the song!
Thank you for explaining so well what these lyrics mean.
I was looking forward to your analysis!
Thank you very much for this. My German level is not very good and I love your analysis of Rammstein lyrics. They are really helping me improve. Great song. Already one of my favorites
Did you know that Laichzeit was supposed to be called Die Zeit?
Back in 1995 The Demo was later changed in Laichzeit because It made more sense for the song.
Great video! I'm a huge Rammstein fan and I also think this song is a masterpiece
Beim scrollen ist das Video mir zufällig unter die Augen gekommen und zum Glück habe ich deinen Kanal etdecket. Die Kombination von Musik und Lernen ist maßgeblich super. Ich selbst studiere Germanistik und interessiere mich für Sprachen und insbesondere die deutsche Sprache und Kultur deshalb finde ich deinen Inhalt total mein Ding. Ich habe doch eine Bitte an Dich. Es wäre echt gut, wenn die Interpretation auf Deutsch wäre.
Vielen Dank ❤️
This song came out of nowhere as you said. To me for example it hit very close to home, as I lost my mom 8 month ago. Now being alles allein, ganz allein.
Although being mentally tough to hear, it's also what I need to hear.
My condolences, Frederik!
This video is also a masterpiece, vielen dank Dave!! 👌🏻❤️❤️
I've come back to this video about a year after first watching it. I realise how much of the philosophy of time I have taken on board into my own life, such as noticing and embracing "Ein jeder kennt den perfekten moment".
I recently met up with someone (for the second time who i found extremely attractive), who also loves Rammstein, I quoted that phrase to her. We spent 8 incredible hours together, during which there was a zeit where we were sat in a cove on some rocks overlooking the sea, with my arm around her and her leaning into me, definatly a sense of Unendlichkeit. I was lucky enough to be aware at the time, that this is one of those moments to embrace and enjoy.
Awesome, I'm happy for you! Thanks for sharing those insights and for watching! :)
Tremendous! Enjoying your content immensely!👍
Went only for simply the lyrics, and got q great video with aqesome explanation. Great job!
Many thanks for the explanation, priceless
Thank you for these videos! Rammstein is one of my favorite bands and your videos help me understand the songs.
.... great, superb translation and explanation! ...much appreciated .... big thanks!!!
Thank you for sharing your perspective and enabling us to learn German as well! I think this song is a masterpiece and Lindemann (and team) have outdone themselves and in my book this is Rammstein's best song since it deals with our existence as Time marches on indifferent to what we have to say or experience. All of us will have to cross that river one day. in the end and who knows we may be just crossing into another dimension of a multiverse universe ( so some of us may be hoping, visiting our loved ones again - but we will never know). As we cross into that other dimension, I hope there will great bands just like Rammstein and people like you that make our world a better and more meaningful existence..... Thank you.
Thanks a lot for these really kind words, John! It's much appreciated 🙏
German with VlogDave = das fest ist gut!
This new Rammstein video appeared in my feed today, but I haven't watched it yet. Why? Because I knew I wanted to come to your channel first to hear your analysis of the lyrics. That's a compliment to you. Hut ab!
Wow, thanks a lot!
Hut ab- for you!
The lyrics with the sea remind me of the Myth of the river Acheron. That river was believed to be leading to the underworld. The river I mentioned is located in the region of Epirus, Greece.
I saw this and your "adieu" video. You earned a subscriber. Great work.
It is a wonderful song without understanding the meaning, but with your wonderful translation and interpretation, it becomes something most special.
Thanks as always for this
What is evident even without knowing what the lyrics mean is that it is full of emotion and visceral (rather than music by numbers that so many long established bands produce)
Till really got me in the feels with this one. Prost!
My interpretation and thought was time goes on like a continuous cycle and those rare occasions when we are truly happy of course we want time to stop. The showing of the sand and hourglass ⌛ time keeps going and them showing the scenes reversing to me meant a desire to go back in time either to the moment of birth and start our lives over or to before we're even born saying no i don't even want to be born i want to go back before i was even conscious of my own existence and mortality. Them being blindfolded to me was no one knows whats going to happen in the future we don't know what kind of lives these babies are going to have..the babies themselves are completely helpless and must blindly rely on his mother or another person to take care of it and help it survive but then when we're old enough we sometimes think why? Why bring babies into this world knowing all the pain and suffering and why am i here? Just to go through suffering both of physical amd emotional pain..then end up dying which is scary enough but then not knowing what happens after you die..is that it? Is there going to be another life? Hell? Heaven? Ok damn!😮 the different messages in the lyrics and the images in the video are like a beautiful tragedy...joyful pain..tears of joy and sorrow...feelings of excitement and dread for the future all yin and yang ☯ rolled into this one powerful song and video 😭😍😥😅❤🖤
That song BY FAR is their best song I’ve heard from them, don’t want to make it depressing but I had a friend take his own life on March 2nd and 10 days later that song came out and it does make me tear up as I passionately love the song and the lyrics
My condolences!
Great video! I like how you break things down, I was mostly looking how to pronounce most of the German words so I can sing this at Karaoke but with your help translating the lyrics I almost want to try and learn how to sing it in English too. You also Inspired me to learn German as it looks like it is laid out similar to English! keep up the good work
Hey Nikkolaus, that's awesome! Thanks for telling me! :)
Thanks for translating their new song!
Thanks Dave, It was very interesting to hear your perspective,
the song is really beautiful. it makes me consider my own life, but it made me think about the band. how they experienced their time during the lockdowns and how the pandemic must have made them reflect too. the metaphors and visual representations are amazing. thank you for the translation and your very interesting thoughts on this song :)
An excellent analysis. God put time in place for us because our minds could not handle it all at once and for those beautiful moments in life to remember.
From a subscriber to your channel, Bravo for another outstanding video, which earned a well-deserved "Llike."
In my opinion, beyond any doubts, Zeit is Till's lyrical masterpiece!! It is high grade poetry (Hoch Poesie (?))! I really admire Till's versatility. Producing the lyrics of a Te Quiero Puta and those of Zeit.. Er ist (un Rammsteind sind) unglablich!! ❤️
Not just one of Rammstein's most meaningful songs, but one of the most meaningful period... it is the most universal, wonderful, and tragic element of existence, after all. Zeit! Amazing song.
12:45 talking about "Sterbehilfe" and "suicide". There is a song Sterbehilfe by Dutch electro-industrial band Suicide Commando. Beautiful song.
I am not that good in German. Never had a test, but I am around A1.
But for me the lyrics were easy to understand. And yes, the lyricism is beautiful both in rhythm/rhymes and in its meaning.
And of course the video is just on another level.
It's easy to speak with simple words, and difficult to speak with difficult words. But it takes a true master to successfully convey complex and difficult concepts such as time - something we all know superficially, but never *truly* consider until we're old and grey - in simple words.
Rammstein another album out and sweet new song. Cant wait to see them live in 6 months. Been delayed 2 years already.
I hear ya!👍
I'm going to see them in Chicago (USA)
@@vinawaldren6888 boston for me
grossartige Interpretation, you did very well and for sure, the lyrics in combination with the Video is another Masterpiece, and the more often i listn , i love teh melodie as well ;)
Nice video. Till reminds me of Nietzsche's Ewige Wiederkunft where his challenge (at least my interpretation of his writings) is to live your best life because you will live it again forever. It is but a fleeting moment in the scheme of things, but it will happen again and again, so live up to that or be crushed by the notion of reliving your regrets eternally.
Need to revisit the meaning . Till ist genial, aber noch viel genialer....und tiefer ...
I watched the official music video and IMMEDIATELY came here!
Sehr ,sehr guter,ausgezeichneter Vortrag... finde ich....Ein wenig wundert mich trotzdem das Goethe verschwiegen wird,wie überall in den Kommentaren..die tolle Lyrik von Zeit ist für mich Faust III..sagst Du zum Augenblick verweile...
While we’re on the subject of explanations: what did Mike Skinner, Kate Nash, Lykke Li, Tame Impala, the Killers, and Florence + the Machine do to Kraftklub?
Thanks for all your hard work.
This is the only video a non German speaker needs to see when listening to Zeit. Well done! The line "Augenblick, verweile doch" is a direct reference to Goethe's Faust.
"Werd ich zum Augenblicke sagen:
Verweile doch! du bist so schön!
Dann magst du mich in Fesseln schlagen,
Dann will ich gern zugrunde gehn!"
Wow, und wenn du jetzt noch unter, sagen wir, 35 bist, ist mein Tag gerettet.
@@AP-lc5ys Nein, bin 55. Aber ehrlich gesagt ist diese Stelle die einzige die ich aus Faust kenne. 😁
@@Andy_from_de Ha, ich kann mithalten:
"Schönes Fräulein, darf ich's wagen ihr meinen Arm und Geleit anzutragen?"
"Bin weder Fräulein noch bin ich schön, kann ungeleit nach Hause gehn!"
😁
@@AP-lc5ys ach, das ist aus Faust? 😁 Das Zitat kenne ich, aber wie gesagt, meine Erinnerung ist ist lückenhaft
@@Andy_from_de
schön, dass überhaupt noch jemand Goethe rezitieren kann und wenn es nur einzelne Verse sind. Und wenn es denn schon "Faust " sein muss, dann wäre Mephisto mein erklärter Favorit.
Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint!
Und das mit Recht; denn alles was entsteht,
ist wert, das es zugrunde geht;
Drum besser wär's, daß nichts entstünde.
So ist denn alles, was ihr Sünde,
Zerstörung, kurz, das Böse nennt,
Mein eigentliches Element...😈
Time moves faster the older you get if you don't take specific actions to deliberately pay attention to everything. This is similar to the reason that a lot of drugs make time seem to move more slowly. Basically, the more information your brain has to process/ how closely you're paying attention to details/ how novel your environment and activities are, the more slowly things seem to move. So if you're a child experiencing everything for the first time, you pay attention to everything. If you're old, you just jumble most perceptions into per-constructed categories and tend to gloss over most environmental data. There is also some effect related specifically to experiencing time as a proportion of all time you've already experienced, but that's more nuanced, complicated, and as-yet not fully explained.
Thanks!
Many refer to the dark figures as the reaper(s). I don't find them scary and since there are three and not just one I connect them to the norse norns. The weavers, the measurers and the cutters of the threads of life. (Or simply past, present and future personified.)
Anyway, great breakdown of the lyrcs and not just the plain "wow - reaction" we get everywhere. :)
I wonder if fair use policy would allow for distorting the actual sound from the song being translated and critiqued enough to make it illegible but keeping the melody (perhaps a simple low pass filter) so that as the translation is being spoken over the top the listener/learner still has an easy recognizable reference to the original piece of the song? This would help a lot with recall when re-listening to the song in the future.
Please do an analysis of "Mein Herz Brennt"!
Wirklich saugut!
Thank you!❤️
This song Mak me cry very hard and it gives me motivation to achieve my dream
Very useful for me to study Deutsch, thanks!
Amazing song and meaning🙌🏽🖤
I cant find the answer one the internet. What are the words being sung before Till starts singing?
This new song feels like perfectly composed trailer music for "Dark"
Would fit really well, yep!
Or is this a message from rammstain that their carer is almost over and it is like farewell song
Masterpiece indeed!
Makes me question Till's relation to God himself..
Wish I could meet him one day and ask him..
Great work as always. Still trying to enjoy the song as , musically, it’s not one of my favourites.
Sand also might be a parallel to the biblical “you are dust and you will become dust”
Can "Fluss der Zeit" mean the "flux of time" rather than the "River of time"? Or is it written different.
She followed me all the way home confronting me as much she could after the experience I just had
I am German. However, this song or video needs no comments or translations.
Ageee. Masterpiece
It's odd that I happened across this song and then your explaination when "Our" Zeit is at risk of being stopped by actions I have no control of, yet I have not given permission for my zeit to be stopped. \m/
I choked just watching this video. Let alone the music video and the song
Keine Rast nur vorwarts streben could also mean that we are not able to stop time
Well I have seen it and I now why she might have been there what she is it’s only for introduction of who have met her 😊
I couldn't help to think that the song and video is hinting about reincarnation. We die, we're born and we're blind to it all within the river of time.
Anyone else see this?
I do not think the lyrics show us how to live good life by cherishing moments (this is your own interpretation), it only points out how we are swallowed by the time and by the death inevitabely in the end
13:43 Yes, but for a mature and philosophical treatise, you still cannot beat Buck Dich.
This new Rammstein song is such an incredible masterpiece, both musically and lyrically! (The visuals of the music video are also amazing.) The way Till uses his voice so expressively, and how the lyrics will definitely mean something to everyone! It made me think of how beautiful and expressive the German language is, and made me remember a quote from Hesse's Steppenwolf: "Im deutschen Geist herrscht das Mutterrecht, die Naturgebundenheit in Form einer Hegemonie der Musik, wie sie nie ein andres Volk gekannt hat." 😍🔥
Thanks for the video, Dave. I'd been looking forward to your interpretation. Even with my very limited knowledge of German, I could see it's a beautiful song, so straightforward but multi-layered at the same time, and watching your video filled in the gaps I was wondering about. Vielen, vielen, dank!