Sau literally translates to "sow" (a female pig) or "pig". While it can be used in a literal sense, in German slang, it often functions as a mild expletive or a playful, self-deprecating term.
In this song, LaFee sings, "Manchmal Engel, manchmal Sau" (Sometimes an angel, sometimes a pig). She uses Sau to express the duality of her personality, embracing her less angelic, perhaps more rebellious or mischievous side. It's an engaging word because it's unexpected and reveals a raw, honest self-description, making it memorable and enticing for learners.
Ich Bin Ich is LaFee’s playful self-portrait of contradictions. One moment she is fragile and begging to be held, the next she pushes away and claims she can handle it all. By stacking opposite traits—girl and woman, angel and brat, hot and ice-cold—she shows that real people are never just one thing. The rapid switches in mood capture the roller-coaster feelings of growing up, letting listeners hear insecurity, confidence, sweetness, and sass collide in just a few lines.
At its heart, the chorus shouts a simple truth: “Willst du alles oder nichts? Ich bin ich”—if you want to love her, you have to accept the whole package. The song celebrates owning every shade of your personality, even the parts that confuse others, and reminds us that being “complicated” is totally normal. It is an energetic anthem for anyone learning to embrace their messy, ever-changing self while still promising loyalty to those who stick around.
LaFee is the stage name of Christina Klein, a pop singer from Germany who broke through as a teenager in the mid-2000s. She got her start on the Austrian television talent show Kiddy Contest, and producer Bob Arnz signed her not long after, shaping the gothic-tinged pop-rock sound of her earliest records.
Her self-titled debut and its follow-up, Jetzt erst recht, both went to number one in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and singles like Virus and Heul doch turned her into one of the biggest teen-pop stars in German-speaking Europe. She later moved her music toward a more mainstream pop sound, took on acting roles on the German soap Alles was zählt, and returned to the charts in 2021 with the album Zurück in die Zukunft.