LILT: Liese 1.2

Sunday out in Ammerwiese
Liese bravely minds the geese there
Then comes Jacob with long strides
Holding his sickle at his side

He nudges with this now and then
At Liese under bodice and hem
He wants to try her, with violence
And all the while he probes her he sings...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
My scythe will be blood-rusted I fear
If you are not welcoming

So Jacob yearns to lick young Liese
Her pear taste would be so pleasing
So many small hairs stand on end
They run to a wheat-filled glen

In the flood of gold, well veiled
Jacob bestrides the youthful maid
And holds her there until the evening
Then to the child he again sings...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
My scythe will be blood-rusted I fear
If you are not welcoming

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
My scythe will be blood-rusted I fear
If you are not welcoming

[original lyrics & translation]

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Liese Translation From a Real German

Rony has translated Liese properly for me:

Sunday on the Ammerwiese
Liese upright tends the geese.
Suddenly Jacob comes along
holding a sickle in his hand.

This one he moves from time to time
below Liese its skirt and bodice.
He wants to taste her, wants to force her
and the boy will be singing:

My dear Liese, don't care the geese
I want to taste your skin.
Bloody and rusty the scythe will be
if not friendly you are to me.

Jacob now may lick Liese
and like pears she will taste.
Small hairs stand up and
soon they rush to the wheat field.

In this golden flood* well hidden
he has ridden her.
Until evening he holds her dear
and sings to her...

My dear Liese, don't care the geese
I want to taste your skin.
Bloody and rusty the scythe will be
if not friendly you are to me.

My dear Liese, don't care the geese
I want to taste your skin.
Bloody and rusty the scythe will be
if not friendly you are to me.

*German poetic description for wheat field

This puts a new slant on parts of the song, so I will be making revisions of my own lyrics again soon.

Olli Says...

A new interview with Olli has a bit more information about the America scheme, amongst other things. Thanks to erikire for the heads up. Original Spanish here.

Update 2010.03.30: Thanks to SkeletonCrew for this new link (original Spanish here). It wasn't Olli at all. It was Paul.

LILT: Liese 1.1

Something else Rony pointed out is that I have used sickle and scythe interchangeably, which is ridiculous when you consider what they are. A scythe is a large curved blade, mounted perpendicularly on the end of a long, branched handle, meant to be wielded horizontally, using both hands and the entire upper body. A sickle is a smaller, crescent-shaped blade, with a shorter handle, held in one hand.

I've had to change the rhyming formula for the first verse to make the changes work:

Sunday out in Ammerwiese
Liese bravely minds the geese there
Then comes Jacob with long strides
Holding his sickle at his side

With this he pushes now and then
At Liese under bodice and hem
He wants to try her, with violence
And all the while he probes her he sings...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty where blood adheres
Are you friendly? Not to me

He really wants to lick young Liese
Her pear taste would be so pleasing
All her small hairs standing on end
They run to a wheat-filled glen

In the flood of gold, well veiled
Jacob infects the youthful maid
And holds her there until the evening
Then to the child he again sings...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty where blood adheres
Are you friendly? Not to me

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty where blood adheres
Are you friendly? Not to me

[original lyrics & translation]

I'll keep working on it.

Liese Translation (mk II)

This comes after Rony had a look at my translation:

Sunday in the Ammerwiese
Brave Liese minds the geese
Then Jacob comes running
Holding a sickle in his hand

This he pushes now and then
At little Liese under her skirt and bodice
He wants to taste her, wants to force her
And the boy is singing...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese
I want to taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty with blood
Are you friendly? Not to me

Jacob wants to lick little Liese
And she will taste like pear
Her small hairs standing on end
They hasten to a wheatfield

In a flood of gold, well-hidden
He infects Liese
Holds her in an embrace until evening
And sings to the child

Lovely Liese, leave the geese
I want to taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty with blood
Are you friendly? Not to me

Lovely Liese, leave the geese
I want to taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty with blood
Are you friendly? Not to me

Rony tells me that Ammerwiese doesn't really need to be translated. There is a river called Ammer. I'm glad of this, as I don't think the bunting is a terribly well-known songbird, so 'bunting meadow' isn't going to make huge amounts of sense to most people.

Rony also let me know that Jacob is threatening to kill Liese with his scythe if she's not cooperative, with makes complete sense, given the ominous nature of the blooded blade. I may leave that implied from the words though, rather than trying to spell it out.

Next I will update the LILT for it. Thanks, Rony!

Donaukinder Translation

This translation comes courtesy of Rony L, and all rights to it are his. He has also very kindly given me some help with Liese, so I will be sorting out my mistakes there soon:

Danube source, your bleeding,
where solace and sorrow melt.
Nothing good lies hidden wet
in your humid meadows.

Nobody knows what has happened here.
the floods rusty red.
the fishes were breathless
and all swans dead.

At the riverside in the meadows
the animals became sick.
From the meadows into the river
drove hideous smell.

Where are the children?
Nobody knows what has happened here
Nobody has seen anything.
Where are the children?
Nobody has seen anything.

Mothers soon stood at the stream
and cried a flood.
Onto the fields, through the dikes
grew the sorrow in all ponds.

Black flags marking the town,
all rats fat and replete.
The wells poisoned everywhere
and the people moved away.

Where are the children?
Nobody knows what has happened here
Nobody has seen anything.
Where are the children?
Nobody has seen anything.

Danube source, your bleeding,
Where solace and sorrow melt.
Nothing good lies hidden wet
in your humid meadows

Where are the children?
Nobody knows what has happened here
Nobody has seen anything.
Where are the children?
Nobody has seen anything

LILT: Donaukinder 1.0

I'm awaiting permission of the author of the one translation I want to use at present, so I can't post the literal meaning of the lyrics in English. Here is my first attempt though:

Danube bleeds from headwaters
Where peace and suffering thaw
No good can now be supported
There in her marshy sward

No one knows what's happened here
The floods are rusty red
The fish there could not breath at all
And all the swans are dead

In the river's former verdure
The animals fell ill
To the stream from the pasture
Was driven an awful smell

Where are the children?
None knew what was happening
No one has seen anything
Where are the children?
No one has seen anything

Mothers stood there by the stream
And they wept out a flood
In the fields and through the wiers
Grew their sorrow in the mud

Black flags hanging through the town
Wells are poisoned all around
The rats grow fatter by the day
And the people moved away

Where are the children?
None knew what was happening
No one has seen anything
Where are the children?
No one has seen anything

Danube bleeds from headwaters
Where peace and suffering thaw
No good can now be supported
There in her marshy sward

Where are the children?
None knew what was happening
No one has seen anything
Where are the children?
No one has seen anything

[original lyrics & translation]

Donaukinder Lyrics

Rammstein's:

Donauquell, dein Aderlass
Wo Trost und Leid zerfließen
Nichts gutes liegt, verborgen nass
In deinen feuchten Wiesen

Keiner weiß was hier geschah
Die Fluten rostig rot
Die Fische waren atemlos
Und alle Schwäne tot

An den Ufern, in den Wiesen
Die Tiere wurden krank
Aus den Auen, in den Fluß
Trieb abscheulicher Gestank

Wo sind die Kinder?
Niemand weiß was hier geschehn
Keiner hat etwas gesehen.
Wo sind die Kinder?
Niemand hat etwas gesehen.

Mütter standen bald am Strom
Und weinten eine Flut
Auf die Felder, durch die Deiche
Stieg das Leid in alle Teiche

Schwarze Fahnen auf der Stadt
Alle Ratten fett und satt
Die Brunnen giftig, allerort
Und die Menschen zogen fort.

Wo sind die Kinder?
Niemand weiß was hier geschehn
Keiner hat etwas gesehen
Wo sind die Kinder?
Niemand hat etwas gesehen.

Donauquell, dein Aderlass, wo Trost
Und Leid zerfließen
Nichts gutes liegt, verborgen nass
In deinen feuchten Wiesen.

Wo sind die Kinder?
Niemand weiß was hier geschehn
Keiner hat etwas gesehen.
Wo sind die Kinder?
Niemand hat etwas gesehen.

LILT: Liese 1.0

It's a start:

Sunday out in the bunting Leas
Liese bravely watches the geese
Then comes Jacob with long strides
Holding in his hand a sharp scythe

With this he pushes now and then
At Liese under bodice and hem
He wants to try her, with violence
And all the while he probes her he sings...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty where blood adheres
Are you friendly? Not to me

He really wants to lick young Liese
Her pear taste would be so pleasing
All her small hairs standing on end
They run to a wheat-filled glen

In the flood of gold, well veiled
Jacob infects the youthful maid
And holds her there until the evening
Then to the child he again sings...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty where blood adheres
Are you friendly? Not to me

Lovely Liese, leave the geese here
I want to have a taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty where blood adheres
Are you friendly? Not to me

[original lyrics & translation]

Liese Lyrics

These are copyright to UMG, Pilgrim, Rammstein, and anyone else with a slice of the pie. I'm just posting them as a point of reference. I claim no rights.

Eh, enough foreplay. Here they are:

Sonntag auf der Ammerwiese
Hütet Gänse brav die Liese
Da kommt Jakob angerannt
Hält eine Sichel in der Hand

Diese schiebt er hin und wieder
Dem Lieschen unter Rock und Mieder
Er will sie kosten, will sie zwingen
Und der Bub wird dazu singen

Liebe Liese, lass die Gänse
Ich will von deiner Haut probieren
Vom Blute rostig, ist die Sense
Bist du freundlich nicht zu mir

Der Jakob darf vom Lieschen lecken
Und sie wird nach Birne schmecken
Sich kleine Härchen aufgestellt
Eilen sie zum Weizenfeld

In der Goldflut gut versteckt
Hat er die Liese angesteckt
Hält bis zum Abend sie eng umschlungen
Und hat in das Kind gesungen

Liebe Liese, lass die Gänse
Ich will von deiner Haut probieren
Vom Blute rostig, ist die Sense
Bist du freundlich nicht zu mir

Liebe Liese, lass die Gänse
Ich will von deiner Haut probieren
Vom Blute rostig, ist die Sense
Bist du freundlich nicht zu mir

Liese Translation

I'm hoping some native German-speakers will look this over and let me know if I've arsed anything up:

Sunday in the bunting meadow*
Brave Liese minds the geese
Then Jacob comes running
Holding a sickle in his hand

This he pushes now and then
At little Liese under her skirt and bodice
He wants to taste her, wants to force her
And the boy is singing...

Lovely Liese, leave the geese
I want to taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty with blood
Are you friendly? Not to me

Jacob wants to lick little Liese
And she will taste like pear
Her small hairs standing on end
They hasten to a wheatfield

In a flood of gold, well-hidden
He infects Liese
Holds her in an embrace until evening
And sings to the child

Lovely Liese, leave the geese
I want to taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty with blood
Are you friendly? Not to me

Lovely Liese, leave the geese
I want to taste of your skin
The scythe is rusty with blood
Are you friendly? Not to me

* 'Bunting' as in the songbird.

Now to LILT it...

Metal Hammer Golden Gods

I think it behoves every warm-bodied Rammstein fan to vote for Rammstein in the two categories in which they feature in Metal Hammer's Golden Gods thingie. Note that you have to go through every category to vote, but you don't have to make a choice on every page. Just hit the button to continue if you have no opinion about a particular one.

The Goose Girl

I'm thinking of taking on Liese next. Jeremy hasn't translated it yet, so I figure this is a chance to challenge myself a bit...a lot, and try working it out as far as I can myself. This might be a complete disaster, or it may work well. We shall see. In any case, there are a number of existing translations around and a few German friends I can fall back on if I fail.

LILT: Liebe ist für Alle da 3.0

It's a rash of promotions:

Warm, clear water
Bodies so fine
See how they gleam
In the sunshine
I creep near
Sweet words ready
He who'd fuck
Must be friendly

There is love for everyone
There is love for everyone
There is love for everyone

So when I close my eyes
It's her I see
I lock her away in my fantasy
So when I close my eyes
She doesn't flee
There is love for everyone
Not for me

Warm, clear water
Bodies so fine
Not for me
I'm defied
The perfect form
Lithe and slim
Pouting mouth
And such brown skin

There is love for everyone
There is love for everyone
This love is there for everyone
Even me

So when I close my eyes
It's her I see
I lock her away in my fantasy
So when I close my eyes
She doesn't flee
There is love for everyone
Not for me

So when I close my eyes
Just her and me
I hold her tight
And no one can see her weep
She too closes her eyes
She doesn't flee
There is love for everyone
Even me

There is love for everyone
This love is there for everyone
There is love for everyone
Even me

LILT: Wiener Blut 3.0

Promoted, in all its gritty glory:

Come with me
Into my keep
Fun awaits us beneath our feet
Softly, softly, it's our wish
To be outside time for a flash
Yeah, there's heaven under my house
The door is closed
The light goes out

Are you all set?
Are you prepared?

Then welcome
Into the darkness
Into the darkness

No one should disturb us, dear
No one, no one else must hear
No, none should find us down there
We can taste life without fear
If you feel yourself bereft
I'll plant you a sister to pet
Her skin so young
Her flesh so tight
Under my house my love's delight

Are you all set?
Are you prepared?

Then welcome
Into the darkness
Into the darkness
Into quietness
Into dolefulness
For an endlessness

And welcome
To my reality

Through the deepest vale you dance
Are you all set?
Your life is without light too
Are you prepared?
So fear no torment or mischance
Now get ready
I am here now and holding you

I'm holding you
Down in the darkness
Down in the darkness

LILT: Ich Tu' Dir Weh 3.0

Promoted without change:

It's for me alone you're living
I am making my mark on you
Everything for me you're giving
You love me, for I don't love you

You're bleeding for my salvation
One small cut you're turned on
Your body already twisted
While it feels good we risk it

I hurt you so
I'm not sorry
This does you good
Hear how it screams

With you I have choice in torture
Barbed wire in the urethra
Your flesh in salt and sepsis
Till you die, and yet you still live

Bites, and kicks, and such hard blows
Needles, forceps, and a blunt saw
Make a wish, I won't say no
I feed live rodents into you

I hurt you so
I'm not sorry
This does you good
Hear how it screams

I hurt you so
I'm not sorry
This does you good
Hear how it screams

You are the ship, I am the captain
So whence should I be travelling?
Reflected back is your face too
You love me, for I don't love you

I hurt you so
I'm not sorry
This does you good
Hear how it screams

I hurt you so
I'm not sorry
This does you good
Hear how it screams

I hurt you so
I'm not sorry
This does you good
Hear how it screams

[original lyrics & translation]

Next Single: Ignore Rumours

After sites have posted so-called confirmed release dates for the next Rammstein single the word has come down via The Gauntlet:

The single / video has no official date. But they are actually meeting with label peeps this week to hammer it all out. So all rumors you have heard on a date being confirmed are just speculation although April is the month from what I have been told. No asking anymore questions as I know whats next and I can't say, it is for the band to announce. The new single isn't indexed so the official site will be able to promote and post news when they are ready.

There you go. Never mind the bollocks.

Silvijo Selman's Photos

Silvijo has posted a link to his Zagreb concert photos on Facebook. These are rather beautiful black and white shots, which is a bit different!

More Zagreb Shots

Big thanks to Ivana for these links:

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