Schmied translates to "blacksmith" or "smith". It's an interesting word because it's not commonly found in everyday German conversation or modern song lyrics.
In the song, the artist uses the proverb "jeder is' seines Glückes Schmied" (everyone is the smith of their own fortune). This phrase implies that each person is responsible for creating their own destiny, making Schmied a unique and thought-provoking word in this context.
Reich und Schön opens with Fard questioning the old saying that everyone is the architect of their own fortune, then immediately admitting he has no riches, no status, only his “heart and honesty.” Across the track he paints vivid snapshots of life as a 19-year-old “street kid,” lost in boredom, gambling halls, and rolled joints, until a girl from a “good family” changes everything. The rapper’s raw verses swing between gratitude and bitterness: he is lifted by her love (“Al-hamdu lillah, a dream comes true”) yet haunted by the feeling that he will never be rich and beautiful enough to keep her.
The song turns into a gritty love letter about class divide and self-worth. Friends mock their mismatched romance, her parents disapprove, and Fard’s own insecurities grow louder. By the final verse the relationship has buckled under social pressure; he walks away, convinced she needs the luxury he cannot give. Beneath the melancholy hook, the rapper delivers a universal message: glitter and glamour may impress, but sincerity costs nothing—and is often all we really have to offer.