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.
Ever felt like you're a walking contradiction? German pop-rocker LaFee gets it. This song is all about embracing every single complicated part of yourself. One minute she's pleading, "Bitte halt mich ganz fest" (Please hold me tight), and the next she's pushing you away with, "Bitte lass mich jetzt los" (Please let me go now). She knows she's a lot to handle, admitting she's "ganz einfach kompliziert" (simply complicated) and hard to understand. It's a bold statement about not wanting to be just one thing for other people.
LaFee throws out a whole list of opposites to describe herself in the chorus: she's a "Mädchen" (girl) and a "Frau" (woman), an "Engel" (angel) and a "Sau" (a pig/bitch), "heiss" (hot) and "eiskalt" (ice-cold). It's a challenge to anyone who wants to be with her: "Willst Du alles oder nichts?" (Do you want all or nothing?). You have to take all of her, the good and the bad. The song's final, repeated line says it all: "Ich bin ich" (I am me).
LaFee is the stage name of Christina Klein, born in 1990 in Stolberg near Aachen to a German father and a Greek mother. She was sending demo tapes to TV shows at nine, sang on the Austrian children's contest Kiddy Contest at 13.
At 15 she topped the German album chart with her 2006 debut, LaFee, led by the single "Virus". The follow-up, Jetzt erst recht (2007), went to number one as well and gave her her biggest hit, "Heul doch". Her songs are loud teen pop-rock with bluntly rude lyrics, and she has sold more than a million records.