Zuhaus Lyrics in English by Beatrice Egli
Geborgenheit is a beautiful German word that doesn't have a direct, single-word translation in English. It encompasses a feeling of security, safety, comfort, and belonging, often associated with being in a warm, protected, and loved environment.
In "Zuhaus," the singer is on her way home and expresses how much she misses this feeling, singing, "Wo Geborgenheit am allermeisten zählt" (Where Geborgenheit matters most of all). It perfectly captures the deep emotional comfort and peace she finds in her home.
Beatrice Egli sets the whole song on a train platform just after ten at night, worn out from a long day: "Ein furchtbar langer Tag, der liegt nun hinter mir" ("A terribly long day now lies behind me"). She's watching the pigeons under the station roof, barely keeping her eyes open, and the moment the train pulls in she's already picturing the other end of the ride.
What she's chasing isn't really a place, it's a feeling. "Wo Geborgenheit am allermeisten zählt" ("where warmth matters most of all") is the line she returns to again and again: an old man dozing off with a smile, a quiet compartment, the city lights sliding past the window. By the time she gets to "Wieder spür' ich bin zuhaus" ("feel again, I'm home"), you believe every word of it. Nothing dramatic happens in this song. That's kind of the point.
