Bekloppt is a colloquial and somewhat informal German word that translates to "crazy" or "nuts." It's used to describe someone or something that is foolish, absurd, or out of their mind.
In the song, Sarah Connor uses it to express frustration with people's behavior during a crisis, singing, "Mann, wir sind doch nicht bekloppt" (Man, we're not crazy, are we?). It's an engaging and slightly provocative word that captures a strong emotion and isn't heard in every song, making it memorable for learners.
Sarah Connor wrote "Sind wir bereit?" ("Are we ready?") during the pandemic, when the world had gone quiet. The song opens with her admitting she just needs a pause, a feeling that matched how a lot of people felt stuck at home.
She notices what happened once everyone stopped moving: the air got clearer, and dolphins turned up in Venice's canals. That was a real detail that made the rounds in early 2020, a sign that nature was recovering while people stayed inside.
The chorus keeps circling one question: now that this strange, honest time is here, are we actually ready for it? Ready to change, ready to be kinder, ready to slow down and mean it.
By the end she imagines life going back to normal, cars back on the road, and wonders whether people will look back and admit they didn't miss the noise. It's a gentle challenge not to rush back to everything that wasn't working before.
Sarah Connor is one of Germany's most successful pop artists. Born Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe in 1980 near Delmenhorst, she got her start singing in gospel choirs before signing with X-Cell Records in 2000.
Her debut album, Green Eyed Soul, arrived in 2001 and launched a career that has since produced ten studio albums and sold more than eight million records, making her the first solo act to score four consecutive number one hits on the German singles chart. Long known for her soulful English language pop, she later reinvented herself as a leading voice in German language music with albums like Muttersprache.
She continues to tour and release new music across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and remains one of the country's most enduring and beloved pop voices.