Herbert Grönemeyer - WAS SOLL DAS? (English)
NOTE: The original German song lyrics are copyright Herbert Grönemeyer. They are provided for educational use only. No infringement of copyright is implied or intended. This English translation by Hyde Flippo is intended to aid students in understanding the German lyrics. It is more literal than poetic.
BACKGROUND
This Grönemeyer song contains a lot of everyday vocabulary (shoes, air, embarassment, brush, bed, exit, etc.) and is well-suited for learning some useful idiomatic expressions ('in Reih und Glied'). Here Grönemeyer sings about a man who has just discovered that his girlfriend has dumped him for another guy - who has already moved into her apartment and has all his personal items lying around.
WAS SOLL DAS? (English Translation)
His pajamas are lying on my bed
his comb is sitting in my brush
What's that supposed to mean?
His shoes are all lined up neatly
a sight that one likes to see
What's that supposed to mean?
His aftershave (scent) is hanging in the air
Why didn't he just go ahead and use mine?
What's that supposed to mean?
You say as of now he's living with you
and just silently show me the exit
What's that supposed to mean?
You're cooking his favorite dish
my fist just wants to smash in his face
and can't
Of embarrassment there's not even a trace
He's a real good-natured guy
He just grins
What did I do to deserve
that he just grins at me stupidly?
Why didn't you at least warn me?
About one night of cheating
I probably wouldn't have said anything
Sure, I would have been shocked
but I probably would have understood,
but you just went straight to love.
His head is propped up on his double chin
Since when have you gone for chubbies?
Well say something!
How can anyone could go for such a sponge
and simply throw away her heart?
Well say something!
I leave you alone much to often,
but does it really have to be this one?
What's that supposed to mean?
What did I do to...
You stare (at me) with your innocent expressions
like two who deserve each other
pretend to be in love, but you laugh too loudly
When you were burrowing around in the pillows
didn't your conscious ever bother you?
Since when have you become so callous?
Did you fall out of love with me so fast?
What did I do to...
- from the album Ö (1986)
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