{"id":4082,"date":"2012-07-24T13:05:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T13:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2012-07-19T20:06:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T20:06:12","slug":"german-music-and-lyrics-herbert-gronemeyer-halt-mich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-music-and-lyrics-herbert-gronemeyer-halt-mich\/","title":{"rendered":"German music and lyrics: Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer \u2013 Halt mich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning German with music can be great fun, but always be beware of the song you choose. The following song <strong><em>Halt mich<\/em><\/strong> (Hold me) by Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer is probably not the best song to learn the German language because the lyrics are fairly poetic. But what makes them so poetic? Well, what catches the eye is that Gr\u00f6nemeyer constantly omits important words. For example, in the first stanza he omits the subject <strong><em>ich<\/em><\/strong> (I). Although it is not allowed in the German language to leave out the subject at the beginning of a sentence it is nevertheless understandable because, unlike in English, the inflections of the verb reveal that he is talking about himself.<\/p>\n<p>The lines \u201cDir willenlos ergeben \/ Find ich Trost bei dir\u201d are also a little bit tricky. I interpret them to belong together and if Gr\u00f6nemeyer would sing these lines in correct German it would be: \u201cIch bin dir willenlos ergeben, wenn ich Trost bei dir finde\u201d (I\u2019m totally submissive to you when you conmfort me). But Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer wasn\u2019t Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer when he wouldn\u2019t break the rule of German grammar, hence, he omitted the subject <strong><em>ich<\/em><\/strong> again and the conjunction <strong><em>wenn<\/em><\/strong> (when). This results in: \u201cDir willenlos ergeben, find ich Trost bei dir.\u201d (Totally submissive to you, do you comfort me).<\/p>\n<p>But to cut a long story short, here is the song and the lyrics. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer - Halt Mich (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-dqrNvpthk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\"><strong>Halt mich<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\"><strong>Hold me<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Nehm&#8217; Tr\u00e4ume f\u00fcr bare M\u00fcnzeSchwelge in Phantasien<\/p>\n<p>Hab&#8217; mich in dir gefangen<\/p>\n<p>Wei\u00df nicht wie mir geschieht<\/p>\n<p>W\u00e4rm&#8217; mich an deiner Stimme<\/p>\n<p>Leg&#8217; mich zur Ruhe in Deinen Arm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Halt mich<\/p>\n<p>nur ein bi\u00dfchen<\/p>\n<p>Bis ich schlafen kann<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fchl&#8217; mich bei Dir geborgen<\/p>\n<p>Setz&#8217; mein Herz auf Dich<\/p>\n<p>Will jeden Moment genie\u00dfen<\/p>\n<p>Dauer: ewiglich<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bei dir ist gut anlehnen<\/p>\n<p>Gl\u00fcck im \u00dcberfluss<\/p>\n<p>Dir willenlos ergeben<\/p>\n<p>Find&#8217; ich bei dir Trost<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bin vor Freude au\u00dfer mir<\/p>\n<p>Will langsam mit Dir untergeh\u2019n<\/p>\n<p>Kopflos &#8211; sorglos<\/p>\n<p>Schwerelos in Dir verliern&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deck mich zu mit Z\u00e4rtlichkeiten<\/p>\n<p>Nimm mich im Sturm,<\/p>\n<p>Die Nacht ist kurz<\/p>\n<p>Friedvoll &#8211; Liebestoll<\/p>\n<p>\u00dcberw\u00e4ltigt von Dir<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sch\u00f6n da\u00df es dich gibt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Komm, erz\u00e4hl&#8217; mir was<\/p>\n<p>Plauder auf mich ein<\/p>\n<p>Ich will mich an Dir satth\u00f6rn&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Immer mit Dir sein<\/p>\n<p>Betanke mich mit Leben<\/p>\n<p>La\u00df mich in deinen Arm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Halt mich &#8211; Nur ein bi\u00dfchen<\/p>\n<p>Bis ich schlafen kann<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Halt mich &#8211; Da\u00df ich schlafen kann<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">I take dreams at face valueI\u2019m indulging in fantasy<\/p>\n<p>Got caught by you<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t know what happens to me<\/p>\n<p>Chafe at your voice<\/p>\n<p>I Lay down to rest in your arms<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hold me<\/p>\n<p>Just a bit<\/p>\n<p>Until I can sleep<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I feel secure at your side<\/p>\n<p>Place my heart upon you<\/p>\n<p>Want to enjoy every moment<\/p>\n<p>Duration: eternally<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s good to lean on you<\/p>\n<p>Happiness in abundance<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m totally submissive to you<\/p>\n<p>Derive comfort from you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m bubbling over with joy<\/p>\n<p>Want to drown slowly with you<\/p>\n<p>Rash \u2013 worry-free<\/p>\n<p>Want to get lost weightless in you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cover me with tenderness<\/p>\n<p>Take me in the storm<\/p>\n<p>The night is short<\/p>\n<p>Halcyon \u2013 love-crazed<\/p>\n<p>Overwhelmed by you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Good to have you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Come, tell me something<\/p>\n<p>Chat at me<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m never tired to listen to you<\/p>\n<p>Want to be with you forever<\/p>\n<p>Fill me up with life<\/p>\n<p>Let me in your arms<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hold me \u2013 just a bit<\/p>\n<p>Until I can sleep<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hold me \u2013 so that I can sleep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning German with music can be great fun, but always be beware of the song you choose. The following song Halt mich (Hold me) by Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer is probably not the best song to learn the German language because the lyrics are fairly poetic. But what makes them so poetic? 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