Du... Du Hast...

[LastKnight]

Du Hast Meich.


Discuss.

(i have no idea what it means, i just am listening to it)

-LK

[Beware the Beast Man]

1. You...you hate

You hate me.

[LastKnight]

2. so thats what it means?

ive heard plenty of translations of it from different people. and all of them are competley different.

-LK

[Beware the Beast Man]

Yes, sir

I have a friend who speaks German. He's the one who tipped me off to what they're saying. Also, there is an English version of "Du Hast" on their CD.

[LastKnight]

9. i musta bought the wrong version cause this one is all german.

i bought 'sehnsucht' and i havent heard any english tracks on it, maybe there is a rerelease or something out there that i should have gotten instead.


-LK

[Beware the Beast Man]

14. I think there may be a version with bonus tracks

Here's the amazon listing:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000057C5/qid=1089810939/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-9664887-5223940?v=glance&s=music

[DarkPhenyx]

12. You have to listen to the entire verse.

it isn't "hate" but "have" and "asked". Remember, German dosen't have a sencence structure like English. The verbs are going to appear in places we don't expect them.

[GOPisEvil]

3. It's too early for Rammstein!

I really don't want to wake up that bad.

[LastKnight]

6. its never too early for german techno-metal! nt

[curse10]

4. Ramstein!!

LoL

That song is awesome. Just because it's so angry! You can play it super loud, jump around, and get all the anger out!

[DarkPhenyx]

13. German just sound angry. Like Arabic and Turkish.

French sounds like silk and sex even when you are cussing someone out. Latin is poetic.

[LastKnight]

15. and english sounds clumbsy and stupid, IMO. nt

[DarkPhenyx]

16. English sounds wonderful...

...when it is spoken properly. We quit doing that about 70 years ago though. You really do need a broad vocabulary to make any language sound right. Most people don't go to the trouble.

[LastKnight]

17. good point. nt

[Lisa0825]

26. Yeah!!! The Matrix CD with that song used to be my jogging music when it

first came out! I got some great workouts to that song!LOL

[DarkPhenyx]

5. No...it means...

You
You Have
You have me
You have asked me a question
and I have given no answer

German is one of my languages.

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/rammstein/113710.html

Will you until death does sever
Be upright to her forever

No

Will you ’til death be her rider
Her lover too, to stay inside her

No

[JuniperLea]

7. the difference is

if the 'H' is capitalized or not. the english translation is available on the rammstein website as i recall.

edited to say, i just went over there and the whole place has changed... AGAIN! no lyrics to be found...

but this site is interesting... don't know if the guy knows what he's talking about though.

<http://www.btinternet.com/~rammstein_online/lyrics.html>

[DarkPhenyx]

10. It's also the context of the rest of the verse.

it goes on to use gefragt and his lack of response. The video, of course, would make one think they are talking about hate.

The lyrics for Enigma's "Sadness" are also very interesting.

[truthspeaker]

11. verbs are never capitalized in German, so I don't think that would matter

I'm pretty sure DarkPhenyx's translation is correct, because there is a verb participle (verlasst or verlacht?) at the end of the clause. That's how you form past tense in German. Usually.

[DS1]

8. You ask me to if I want to marry you and walk

down some bullshit aisle and I say NEIN! NEIN!

[Beware the Beast Man]

18. I SWEAR to you I heard an English version

Where they say "you hate," not "you have." Perhaps they tweaked the lyrics for this English remix version.

ON EDIT- Aha! It was the Matrix sountrack version! Here's a link to the lyrics:
http://www.inlyrics.com/lyrics/R/Rammstein/162367.html

[DarkPhenyx]

20. The soundtrack I have does not have an English translation.

Where did you get it? Interesting.

They may well have tweaked it, or it could be a bad translation. Weird.

[LastKnight]

22. well stuff like this would probably have to be tweaked a bit.

syllables, phrasing, and rhyming is a pretty common problem when translating a song. that or they might have wanted to incorporate some lyrics that were more fitting of the aggressive instrumentals of the song.

-LK

[DarkPhenyx]

23. Which would be why...

...even when I don't speak the language, I listen to music in it's "native" language. If I really want to know I'll look up a translation. :)

Are you implying, however, that you can't have an acid rock love song? ;-)

[LastKnight]

25. heh. i have no problem with acid rock love songs. lol

i actuially kinda like it when thies a contrast between lyrics and the backing insturments, i like surprises.

-LK

[Kellanved]

21. Ergo the English version sucks ;-)

German hassen (English "to hate") is spelled with two 's' in the middle.
i.e. ich hasse, Du hasst/haßt,...

It is a play of words, but the word actually used in the lyrics is "hast", second person present of "haben", English "to have" (used as an auxiliary).

:hi:

[DarkPhenyx]

24. Oh! Sure!

Just go and play language major on us here! ;-)

Thanks for the European input Kellan.

[DarkPhenyx]

19. Needless to say this isn't a song for EstimatedProphet today.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1398378

[galadrium]

27. Yeah... they changed the words in the English version

"You have" turned into "you hate"

[supernova]

28. "You have me"

is what it means. :D

Good morning Kellenved. :hi:

edit: Yet another reason why I prefer to listen to a song in the original language. The artist's meaning gets changed.