{"id":4136,"date":"2012-08-02T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=4136"},"modified":"2021-08-05T18:55:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T18:55:33","slug":"german-music-and-lyrics-glasperlenspiel-ich-bin-ich-i-am-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-music-and-lyrics-glasperlenspiel-ich-bin-ich-i-am-i\/","title":{"rendered":"German music and lyrics: Glasperlenspiel \u2013 Ich bin ich (I am I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actually, I wanted to make a pause with blogging about German music and lyrics but then I came across this song by Glasperlenspiel<\/em><\/strong> (lit. glass bead game) and I was immediately hooked. Therefore, I don\u2019t want to withhold this song from you.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/vimeo.com\/37678528<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ich bin ich \u2013 I am I<\/p>\n

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[Verse]<\/p>\n

Du sagst: Warum bist du so still?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You say: Why are you so quiet?<\/p>\n

Und du meinst: ich wei\u00df nicht was ich will <\/strong><\/p>\n

And you mean: I wouldn\u2019t know what I want<\/p>\n

Du siehst mich mit geschlossenen Augen <\/strong><\/p>\n

You see me with closed eyes<\/p>\n

W\u00fcrdest dich in meiner Welt verlaufen<\/strong><\/p>\n

You would get lost in my world<\/p>\n

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Komm schon, komm schon, komm schon <\/strong><\/p>\n

Come on, come on, come on<\/p>\n

Sieh mal genauer hin <\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a closer look<\/p>\n

Ich bin so und so und so oder so <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am like that and like that and like that or like that<\/p>\n

Wei\u00dft du wer ich wirklich bin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know who I really am?<\/p>\n

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[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Manchmal laut und manchmal leise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes loud and sometimes quiet<\/p>\n

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Nur ein Wort und du glaubst <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one word and you think<\/p>\n

Ja du glaubst mich zu kennen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, you think you would know me<\/p>\n

Nur ein Blick und du glaubst, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one glance and you think<\/p>\n

Dass du wei\u00dft wer ich bin<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019d know who I am<\/p>\n

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Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

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[Verse]<\/p>\n

Du sagst: Warum lachst du so laut?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You say: Why are laughing so loud?<\/p>\n

Und du glaubst <\/strong><\/p>\n

And you think<\/p>\n

Du hast mich schon durchschaut <\/strong><\/p>\n

You have already read my character<\/p>\n

Du fragst die Anderen nur nicht mich <\/strong><\/p>\n

You ask the others but not me<\/p>\n

Wer bin ich denn aus deiner Sicht?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who am I from your point of view?<\/p>\n

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Komm schon, komm schon, komm schon <\/strong><\/p>\n

Come on, come on, come on<\/p>\n

Sieh mal genauer hin <\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a closer look<\/p>\n

Ich bin so und so und so oder so <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am like that and like that and like that or like that<\/p>\n

Wei\u00dft du wer ich wirklich bin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know who I really am?<\/p>\n

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[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Manchmal laut und manchmal leise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes loud and somtimes quiet<\/p>\n

Nur ein Wort und du glaubst <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one word and you think<\/p>\n

Ja du glaubst mich zu kennen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, you think you would know me<\/p>\n

Nur ein Blick und du glaubst, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one glance and you think<\/p>\n

Dass du wei\u00dft wer ich bin<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019d know who I am<\/p>\n

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Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

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[Bridge]<\/p>\n

Atemlos, durchgedreht, seri\u00f6s, <\/strong><\/p>\n

breathless, crazy, serious<\/p>\n

Nie zu sp\u00e4t, bin benommen, <\/strong><\/p>\n

never late, I am dazed<\/p>\n

V\u00f6llig klar, ungeliebt, sonderbar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Utterly clear in my mind, unloved, weird<\/p>\n

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Ich bin bunt, ich bin grau <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am colorful, I am grey<\/p>\n

Ich bin Tag, ich bin Nacht <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am day, I am night<\/p>\n

Ich bin das was du hasst <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am what you hate<\/p>\n

Und das was du magst<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that what you like<\/p>\n

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Komm schon, komm schon, komm schon, <\/strong><\/p>\n

come on, come on, come on<\/p>\n

Komm schon, komm schon, komm schon…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Come on, come on, come on<\/p>\n

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[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Manchmal laut und manchmal leise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes loud and sometimes quiet<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nur ein Wort und du glaubst <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one word and you think<\/p>\n

Ja du glaubst mich zu kennen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, you think you would know me<\/p>\n

Nur ein Blick und du glaubst, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one glance and you think<\/p>\n

Dass du wei\u00dft wer ich bin<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019d know who I am<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

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Ich bin ich <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich auf meine Weise <\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I in my manner<\/p>\n

Ich bin ich<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Actually, I wanted to make a pause with blogging about German music and lyrics but then I came across this song by Glasperlenspiel (lit. glass bead game) and I was immediately hooked. Therefore, I don\u2019t want to withhold this song from you.     Ich bin ich \u2013 I am I   [Verse] Du sagst…<\/p>\n

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