Unerwartet means 'unexpected'. It's a compound word formed from 'un-' (not), 'erwarten' (to expect), and '-et' (a past participle ending), literally meaning 'not expected'.
In the song, it captures the sudden, overwhelming feeling of a perfect wave arriving after a long wait. The line "Mein Gott das war unerwartet, unerwartet" emphasizes the surprise and intensity of this long-awaited moment, making it a powerful and memorable word in the context of the song's theme of seizing opportunities.
Johannes Oerding's "Perfekte Welle" [Perfect Wave] is all about seizing that one incredible opportunity you've been waiting for your whole life! The lyrics describe someone who has "'n Leben lang gewartet" [waited a lifetime] and almost given up hope, with their "Brett ist verstaubt" [board is dusty] and "Zweifel schĂ€umen ĂŒber" [doubts overflowing].
But then, that perfect moment arrives: "Jetzt kommt sie langsam auf dich zu" [Now it's slowly coming towards you]. It's a call to let go of overthinking and just embrace the ride: "Lass dich einfach von ihr tragen Denk am besten gar nicht nach" [Just let it carry you It's best not to think at all]. It's a powerful reminder that sometimes, the best thing to do is just dive in and enjoy the "perfekte Tag" [perfect day]!
Johannes Oerding was born in MĂŒnster in 1981 and grew up in Geldern-Kapellen on the Lower Rhine, where he started out in a school band called Groovekeller. People outside Germany's club circuit first heard him in 2009, when he opened for Simply Red on tour, the same year his debut album Erste Wahl came out.
Every album since has charted higher than the one before: Boxer reached number 11, FĂŒr immer ab jetzt number 4, Alles brennt number 3 and Kreise number 2, until Konturen gave him his first number 1 in 2019. Plan A and Hotel went to the top as well. His biggest song is An guten Tagen. He came second at the 2013 Bundesvision Song Contest with Nichts geht mehr, coached on The Voice of Germany in 2021, and has hosted Sing meinen Song since 2020. His trademark is a hat, and in 2019 he was even named HuttrĂ€ger des Jahres.