{"id":4810,"date":"2013-10-28T15:39:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T15:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2014-08-31T11:03:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-31T11:03:16","slug":"german-music-and-lyrics-adel-tawil-lieder-english-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-music-and-lyrics-adel-tawil-lieder-english-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"German music and lyrics: Adel Tawil \u201eLieder\u201c (English translation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I listened to the radio the other day when I heard a German song, which made me raise my eyebrows. It took me a moment to realize that the singer joined together various titles of mainly English songs. At the first moment I thought the performer was trying to be very creative \u2026 come hell or high water. But in the end I took a liking to it and finally found out that the song \u201cLieder\u201d (songs) is a musical autobiography of the artist, Adel Tawil, himself. The song is\u00a0about his favorite songs, favorite musicians, and his own life as a musician.<\/p>\n<p>Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil is a German singer-songwriter with North African roots. His father is from Egypt and his mother comes from Tunisia. Adel\u2019s music career began in the late 1990s as a member of the boy band <i>The Boyz<\/i>. The single \u201cOne Minute\u201d achieved position nine of the German charts. Four years after <i>The Boyz<\/i> had split up, Adel became a member of a totally different project: <i>Ich &amp; Ich<\/i> (I and I). Together with Annette Humpe, who had been a successful singer in the 1980s, he released pop songs in German.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Adel is about to start his solo career. His first single is \u201cLieder\u201d. I\u2019m sure that you will find out most of the original songs and artists Adel sings about. But there are also songs and musicians that could be hardly known throughout the world. Thus, I give you some additional information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adel Tawil &quot;Lieder&quot; (Official Lyrics Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kiMG_JV2gbo?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<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich ging wie ein \u00c4gypter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I walked like an Egyptian<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">hab&#8217; mit Tauben geweint<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">cried with doves<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">war ein Voodoo-Kind<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">was a voodoo child<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">wie ein rollender Stein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">like a rolling stone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Im Dornenwald sang Maria f\u00fcr mich<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Maria sang for me in the thorn forest<sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich starb in deinen Armen, Bochum &#8217;84<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I died in your arms, Bochum \u201884<sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich lie\u00df die Sonne nie untergehen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I never let the sun go down<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">in meiner wundervollen Welt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">in my wonderful world<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und ich singe diese Lieder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And I sing these songs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tanz&#8217; mit Tr\u00e4nen in den Augen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Dance with tears in my eyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bowie war f\u00fcr&#8217;n Tag mein Held<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Bowie was my hero for one day<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und EMF kann es nich&#8217; glauben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And EMF can&#8217;t believe it<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und ich steh&#8217; im lila Regen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And I \u2018m standing in purple rain<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich will ein Feuerstarter sein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I want to be a firestarter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Whitney wird mich immer lieben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Whitney will always love me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und Michael l\u00e4sst mich nich&#8217; allein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And Michael will never let me alone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich war willkommen im Dschungel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I was welcome to the jungle<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und fremd im eigenen Land<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And a foreigner in my own country<sup>3<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mein pers\u00f6nlicher Jesus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">My personal Jesus<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">und im Gehirn total krank<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">and insane in the brain<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und ich frage mich, wann<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And I wonder when<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Werd&#8217; ich, werd&#8217; ich ber\u00fchmt sein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Will I be famous<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">So wie Rio, mein K\u00f6nig f\u00fcr die Ewigkeit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Like Rio, my king for eternity<sup>4<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich war am Ende der Strasse angelangt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I arrived at the end of the road<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">war ein Verlierer, Baby, doch dann<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">was a loser, baby, but then<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Hielt ich ein Cover in der Hand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I held a cover in my hand<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">darauf ein M\u00f6nch, der in Flammen stand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">on it: a monk in flames<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Kurt Cobain sagte mir, ich soll kommen wie ich bin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Kurt Cobain told me to come as I am<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und ich singe diese Lieder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And I sing these songs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tanz&#8217; mit Tr\u00e4nen in den Augen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Dance with tears in my eyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bowie war f\u00fcr&#8217;n Tag mein Held<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Bowie was my hero for one day<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und EMF kann es nich&#8217; glauben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">and EMF can\u2019t believe it<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und ich steh&#8217; im lila Regen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And I\u2019m standing in purple rain<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich will ein Feuerstarter sein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I wan to be a firestarter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Whitney wird mich immer lieben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Whitney will always love me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und Michael l\u00e4sst mich nich&#8217; allein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And Michael will never let me alone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich war von f\u00fcnf Jungs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I was one of five guys<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8220;One Minute&#8221; aus, dann war&#8217;s vorbei<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">\u201eOne minute\u201c over, then it was done<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich sang nur noch f\u00fcr mich, f\u00fcr ne unendlich lange Zeit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I only sang for me, for an endlessly long time<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und dann traf ich auf sie<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And then I met her<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und sie erinnerte mich<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And she reminded me of myself<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Wir waren Welten entfernt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">We were worlds apart<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und doch vom selbem Stern<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">But yet still from the same star<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich ging wie ein \u00c4gypter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I walked like an Egyptian<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">hab&#8217; mit Tauben geweint<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">cried with doves<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">war ein Voodoo-Kind<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">was a voodoo child<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">wie ein rollender Stein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">like a rolling stone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich lie\u00df die Sonne nie untergehen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I never let the sun go down<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">in meiner wundervollen Welt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">in my wonderful world<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und jetzt sing ich meine Lieder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And now I sing my songs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tanz&#8217; mit Tr\u00e4nen in den Augen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Dance with tears in my eyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bowie war f\u00fcr&#8217;n Tag mein Held<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Bowie was my hero for one day<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und EMF kann es nich&#8217; glauben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">and EMF can\u2019t believe it<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und ich steh&#8217; im lila Regen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And I\u2019m standing in purple rain<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ich will ein Feuerstarter sein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">I want to be a firestarter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Whitney wird mich immer lieben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Whitney will always love me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und Michael l\u00e4sst uns nich&#8217; allein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And Michael will never let us alone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Denn wir singen diese Lieder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Because we sing these songs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tanzen mit Tr\u00e4nen in den Augen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Dance with tears in our eyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bowie war f\u00fcr&#8217;n Tag ein Held<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Bowie was a hero for one day<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und EMF kann es nich&#8217; glauben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">and EMF can\u2019t believe it<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und wir steh&#8217; im lila Regen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And we\u2019re standing in purple rain<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Wir wollen Feuerstarter sein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">We want to be firestarters<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Whitney wird uns immer lieben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Whitney will always love us<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Und Michael l\u00e4sst uns nich&#8217; allein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">And Michael will never let us alone<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cMaria durch ein Dornwald ging\u201d is a German Advent carol. Adel sang this song in order to calm himself after he saw a painting of dead and bleeding Jesus on the ceiling when visiting a western church for the very first time.<\/li>\n<li>Refers to Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer\u2019s album \u201cBochum\u201d, which was released in 1984.<\/li>\n<li>Refers to the song \u201cFremd im eigenen Land\u201d (Foreign in my own country) by Advanced Chemistry, a German hip-hop band.<\/li>\n<li>Refers to Rio Reiser, a German singer-songwriter and actor, and his song \u201cK\u00f6nig von Deutschland\u201d (king of Germany).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I listened to the radio the other day when I heard a German song, which made me raise my eyebrows. It took me a moment to realize that the singer joined together various titles of mainly English songs. 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