DEUTSCHLAND Lyrics in English by Rammstein

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song DEUTSCHLAND by Rammstein from German to English.

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Verse 1

You've cried a lot

This is also referencing another famous song by Rammstein called 'Du Hast'

In spirit separated

Referencing how Germany was previously separated into different countries before the re-unification

In heart united

We've been together a very long time

Or: We've been together for a very long time

Your breath cold

The heart in flames

Or: Your heart on fire

You, you can

I, I know

We, we are

You all, you all stay

Chorus 1

Germany! My heart in flames

The burning heart also appeared before in a previous Rammstein song: 'Mein Herz brennt' (My heart burns)

I want to love you and damn you

He wants to love Germany, but has internal resistance to do so because of the past actions of his country

Germany! Your breath cold

So young and yet so old

Germany!

Verse 2

I! You have

I never want to leave you

One can love you

And wants to hate you

Or (combined with the previous lyric): One wants to love you and also to hate you

Arrogant, superior

This likely refers to the presumptous (überheblich) theory of the Nazis that the Germans would be superior (überlegen) over others

To take over, to hand over

To surprise, to attack

This likely refers to the surprise attack of Germany on Poland during the war in 1939

Germany, Germany above everyone

This is a reference to the old version of the German anthem, which is no longer sung due to it's heave usage during the war times

Chorus 2

Germany! My heart in flames

I want to love you and damn you

Germany! Your breath cold

So young and yet so old

Germany! Your love is a blessing and a curse

Talking about his love for his country, his homeland, the singer also reflects on the evil history of Germany

Germany! My love I cannot give you

This could refer to how he wants to love Germany, but cannot because of the other people's potential misunderstanding of his intent when he would say he loves Germany (because of the past)

Germany!

Bridge

You, I, we, you all

Or: You, I, we, all of you. The use of these pronouns are a suggestion of the 'us vs. them' discourse that's common in Nationalist rhetoric

Overpowering, superfluous

Weary of supermen

He who climbs high will fall low

Germany, Germany above everyone

Chorus 3

Germany! Your heart in flames

Germany! Your heart on fire

I want to love you and damn you

Germany! My breath cold

So young and yet so old

Germany! Your love is a blessing and a curse

Germany! My love I cannot give you

In the song, it sounds like the singer refers to Germany as 'Meine Liebe', 'My love', but then retracts that saying he cannot give his love and fully support his country

Germany!

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verdammen — to condemn / to damn

Verdammen is a powerful verb meaning 'to condemn' or 'to damn'. It conveys a much stronger sentiment than simply disliking something; it's an act of passing severe judgment.

In the song's iconic chorus, the line "Will dich lieben und verdammen" (I want to love you and condemn you) creates a shocking contrast. This powerful lyric is the key to understanding the song's theme: a deeply conflicted, painful, and passionate relationship with Germany and its history.

Rammstein tackles their home country head-on in "DEUTSCHLAND", delivering a massive industrial metal track full of tension and conflicted loyalty. Right away, the lyrics set up a bitter push-and-pull relationship with lines like "Mein Herz in Flammen / Will dich lieben und verdammen" ("My heart on fire / Want to love and damn you"). It treats the nation almost like a toxic ex-partner: "Man kann dich lieben / Und will dich hassen" ("One can love you / And wants to hate you"). The contrast between fiery passion and cold detachment runs through the whole song, especially when they sing "Dein Atem kalt / Das Herz in Flammen" ("Your breath cold / The heart on fire").

The track gets especially sharp when playing with heavy prefixes. The band rattles off words starting with über- (meaning "over", "above", or "excessive"), contrasting boastful words like "Überheblich, überlegen" ("Arrogant, superior") with darker or exhausted ones like "Überflüssig" ("superfluous/useless") and "Überdrüssig" ("weary/tired of"). Then they drop the warning, "Wer hoch steigt, der wird tief fallen" ("He who climbs high will fall deep"), twisting the infamous historical slogan into "Deutschland, Deutschland über allen" ("Germany, Germany above everyone"). By the end, there is no happy resolution: "Meine Liebe kann ich dir nicht geben" ("I cannot give you my love"). It is blunt, heavy, and refuses to offer easy patriotism.

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