Hellwach Lyrics in English Namika

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hellwach by Namika from German to English.

Lights come on

Hair full of smoke

Streets are still empty

Bakeries open up

Why would we go home?

Here's the music

We don't know the lyrics

But we sing our song

Suits on the subway

Heading to work

Ask which themed party we just left

We celebrate that a new day begins

That we're like a nightmare for every morning grouch

We don't wanna go home yet

We turn the day into night

And when everybody drags themselves out of bed

We're still, still, still

Still, still wide awake, wide awake

Life's too short

We stay wide awake, wide awake

Still, still, still, still

Hairdo beyond saving, feet already numb

We roam the city, dust swirls up

When the garbage truck comes, we catch some sun first

In the neon orange of the glaring uniforms

Street sweeper sweeps, tourists ask for directions

And move on

Celebrate that a new day begins

Sleep or not, there's still more

We don't wanna go home yet

We turn the day into night

And when everybody drags themselves out of bed

We're still, still, still

Still wide awake, wide awake

Life's too short

We stay wide awake, wide awake

Still, still, still, still

Bridge

This day is still young

Just like us

You can't leave yet, way too early

I need you here

Come on, let's capture the moment

Sun burns like hell

Summer rain in the morning

And Elyas M'Barek jumps out of the cake

Police spotlights and the neighborhood's

Been popping corks for like four and a half days

All eyes shine, not a trace of worries

By the way, the NSA has tracked us

But we don't give a sh*t 'cause we stay

Still, still, still, still

Outro

Wide awake, wide awake

Life's too short

Outro

We stay wide awake, wide awake

Still, still, still, still

Outro

Still wide awake, wide awake

Wide awake, wide awake

Still, still, still, still

Still

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David Vogt, Hannes Buescher, Philip Boellhoff, Sipho Sililo, Fabian Roemer, Hanan Hamdi

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Morgenmuffel — Morning grouch

This is a classic German compound noun, combining Morgen (morning) and Muffel (a grump or grouch). It's a fun, descriptive word for someone who is always in a bad mood in the morning—a concept that doesn't have a single-word equivalent in English.

In the song, Namika playfully sings that she and her friends are "wie ein Albtraum" (like a nightmare) for every Morgenmuffel. This highlights the song's theme of staying up all night and celebrating youth, in direct contrast to the grumpy, work-a-day world that's just waking up.

Hellwach ("Wide Awake") is Namika’s sparkling celebration of those magical hours when night slips into morning and the party simply refuses to die. The song paints vivid, cinematic snapshots: hair smelling of smoke, neon-orange garbage crews becoming accidental sunbathers, and confused commuters in suits wondering which costume party they missed. Instead of hiding from daylight, Namika and her friends flip the script, turning sunrise into their own disco ball and proudly announcing that they are every grumpy early-riser’s worst nightmare.

Behind the playful images lies a simple message: life is short, so squeeze every last drop of joy out of it. Whether they are singing lyrics they do not know, dodging street sweepers, or joking that the NSA is tracking their antics, the crew remains unstoppable. "Hellwach" champions youthful energy, spontaneous adventure, and living so intensely that sleep can wait for another day. It is an infectious reminder to catch the moment, dance through dawn, and stay brilliantly, stubbornly awake to all the fun the world can offer.

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