{"id":5925,"date":"2015-01-09T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:10:05","slug":"r-i-p-udo-jurgens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/r-i-p-udo-jurgens\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Udo J\u00fcrgens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just before Christmas the Austrian\u00a0entertainer Udo J\u00fcrgens died. The online edition of the <em>Abendzeitung M\u00fcnchen<\/em>\u00a0reports that\u00a0memorials will take place in Zurich, Berlin, and Vienna mid-January.<\/p>\n<p>21 December 2014 was a sad day for many Austrian, Swiss, and Germans. Udo J\u00fcrgens, one of the most popular germanophone musicians, collapsed\u00a0while taking a walk in this adopted homeland Switzerland. Some hours later,\u00a0he died in hospital because of a heart failure. Many fans are still shocked and grieve for him. In compliment to Udo J\u00fcrgens, Zurich (Switzerland) and the capitals Vienne (Austria) and Berlin (Germany) organize\u00a0public memorials where fans can take farewell of their idol.<\/p>\n<h4>A German cult figure<\/h4>\n<p>Udo J\u00fcrgens was definitely a typical German cult figure. His songs were popular with\u00a0all age groups. In his life, he composed about 1,000 songs and\u00a0recorded more that 50 albums. One of them is &#8220;Ich war noch niemals in New York&#8221; (I have never been to New York). This song was released in 1982 and is on the album &#8220;Silberstreifen&#8221; (silver lining). In 2009, the Independent band <em>Sportfreunde Stiller<\/em> covered the song.<\/p>\n<h4>New York, Hawaii, San Francisco<\/h4>\n<p>The song &#8220;Ich war noch niemals in New York&#8221; is about a man who feels boxed in his everyday life. He wishes to escape from the place where is in order to do the things he has always dreamed of. I think the lyrics are quite good for learners of German as they are very plain. It is like a story being told by a friend in a pub.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Udo Ju\u0308rgens - Ich war noch niemals in New York 2007 live.mp4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jjmUP3uINf4?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><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Und nach dem Abendessen sagte er:<\/span><br \/>\n(After dinner, he said:)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;Lass mich noch eben Zigaretten holen geh&#8217;n,&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n(&#8220;Just let me get some cigarettes&#8221;)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">sie rief ihm nach &#8220;Nimm dir die Schl\u00fcssel mit,&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n(She cat-called at him &#8220;Take the keys with you,<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;ich werd inzwischen nach der Kleinen seh&#8217;n.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n(&#8220;I will look in on\u00a0the kid.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Er zog die T\u00fcr zu, ging stumm hinaus,<\/span><br \/>\n(He closed the door, went outside without saying a word)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">ins neon-helle Treppenhaus,<\/span><br \/>\n(into the bright shining stairway)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">es roch nach Bohnerwachs und Spie\u00dfigkeit.<\/span><br \/>\n(it smelled like floor polish and smugness)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">und auf der Treppe dachte er, wie wenn das jetzt ein Aufbruch w\u00e4r,<\/span><br \/>\n(and on the stairs, he imagined to depart)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">man m\u00fcsste einfach geh&#8217;n f\u00fcr alle Zeit,<\/span><br \/>\n(just leaving for evermore)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">f\u00fcr alle Zeit &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n(for evermore &#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Ich war noch niemals in New York, ich war noch niemals auf Hawaii,<\/span><br \/>\n(I&#8217;ve never been to New York, I&#8217;ve never been to Hawaii,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">ging nie durch San Francisco in zerriss&#8217;nen Jeans,<\/span><br \/>\n(have never walked through San Francisco in ripped\u00a0jeans,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ich war noch niemals in New York, ich war noch niemals richtig frei,<\/span><br \/>\n(I&#8217;ve never been to New York, I&#8217;ve never been really free,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">einmal verr\u00fcckt sein und aus allen Zw\u00e4ngen flieh&#8217;n.<\/span><br \/>\n(being crazy for once and escaping all compulsions)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Und als er drau\u00dfen auf der Stra\u00dfe stand,<\/span><br \/>\n(And as he stood outside on the street)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">da fiel ihm ein, dass er fast alles bei sich trug,<\/span><br \/>\n(he recognized that he had everything with him)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">den Pass, die Eurocard und etwas Geld,<\/span><br \/>\n(passport, ATM card, and some money)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">vielleicht ging heute abend noch ein Flug.<\/span><br \/>\n(maybe there is a flight tonight)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Er k\u00f6nnt&#8217; ein Taxi nehmen dort am Eck oder Autostop und einfach weg,<\/span><br \/>\n(He could take a tax at the corner or hitchhike and go)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">die Sehnsucht in ihm wurde wieder wach,<\/span><br \/>\n(the desire in him arose again)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">noch einmal voll von Tr\u00e4umen sein, sich aus der Enge hier befrei&#8217;n,<\/span><br \/>\n(full of dreams once more, getting rid of this density)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">er dachte \u00fcber seinen Aufbruch nach, seinen Aufbruch nach&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n(he was thinking about his departure, about his departure &#8230;)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ich war noch niemals in New York, ich war noch niemals auf Hawaii,<\/span><br \/>\n(I&#8217;ve never been to New York, I&#8217;ve never been to Hawaii,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">ging nie durch San Francisco in zerriss&#8217;nen Jeans,<\/span><br \/>\n(have never walked through San Francisco in ripped\u00a0jeans,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ich war noch niemals in New York, ich war noch niemals richtig frei,<\/span><br \/>\n(I&#8217;ve never been to New York, I&#8217;ve never been really free,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">einmal verr\u00fcckt sein und aus allen Zw\u00e4ngen flieh&#8217;n.<\/span><br \/>\n(being crazy for once and escaping all compulsions)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Dann steckte er die Zigaretten ein und ging wie selbstverst\u00e4ndlich heim,<\/span><br \/>\n(Then he pocketed his cigarettes and went home)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">durchs Treppenhaus mit Bohnerwachs und Spie\u00dfigkeit,<\/span><br \/>\n(through the stairway with floor polish and smugness)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">die Frau rief &#8220;Mann, wo bleibst du blo\u00df? &#8216;Wer wird Million\u00e4r&#8217; geht gleich los&#8221;,<\/span><br \/>\n(the wife called &#8220;Dude, where are you?\u00a0&#8216;Who wants to be a\u00a0Millionaire&#8217; starts any minute)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">sie fragte &#8220;War was?&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Nein, was soll schon sein.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n(she asks &#8220;Anything wrong?&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;No, everything&#8217;s ok.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ich war noch niemals in New York, ich war noch niemals auf Hawaii,<\/span><br \/>\n(I&#8217;ve never been to New York, I&#8217;ve never been to Hawaii,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">ging nie durch San Francisco in zerriss&#8217;nen Jeans,<\/span><br \/>\n(have never walked through San Francisco in ripped\u00a0jeans,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ich war noch niemals in New York, ich war noch niemals richtig frei,<\/span><br \/>\n(I&#8217;ve never been to New York, I&#8217;ve never been really free,)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">einmal verr\u00fcckt sein und aus allen Zw\u00e4ngen flieh&#8217;n.<\/span><br \/>\n(being crazy for once and escaping all compulsions)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just before Christmas the Austrian\u00a0entertainer Udo J\u00fcrgens died. The online edition of the Abendzeitung M\u00fcnchen\u00a0reports that\u00a0memorials will take place in Zurich, Berlin, and Vienna mid-January. 21 December 2014 was a sad day for many Austrian, Swiss, and Germans. Udo J\u00fcrgens, one of the most popular germanophone musicians, collapsed\u00a0while taking a walk in this adopted homeland&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/r-i-p-udo-jurgens\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,108],"tags":[951,375605],"class_list":["post-5925","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-culture","category-music","tag-german-music","tag-udo-jurgens"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5925"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9180,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5925\/revisions\/9180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}