Hurra Die Welt Geht Unter Lyrics in English AnnenMayKantereit , K.I.Z.

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hurra Die Welt Geht Unter by AnnenMayKantereit from German to English.

Clothing is against God, we wear a fig leaf

We swing on vines over Heinrichplatz

And the old folks talk about house-to-house fights

At a barbecue in the ruins of Deutsche Bank

Bird nests in a riddled neon sign

We warm ourselves at a burning German flag

And when someone sleeps on a park bench

It's only 'cause a girl leans on his arm

Three hours of work a day, 'cause it needs no more

Tonight we'll dream up names for stars

We thank that bomb from ten years ago

And make love till the sun can see it

Remember when we carved into the desks at school

Please Lord don't forgive them, 'cause they know what they do

Under the cobblestones the sandy beach waits

If not with rap, then with the shotgun

And we sing in the nuclear bunker

Hooray, this world is going under

And we sing in the nuclear bunker

Hooray, this world is going under

Paradise on the rubble

Grab a bow and arrow, we'll hunt a treat

There's no jail anymore, we grill on the prison bars

Burned McDonald's testify to our heroic deeds

Since we chased Nestlé off the fields

Apples taste like apples and tomatoes like tomatoes

And we cook our food in the soldiers' helmets

You wanna smoke? Then go pick something in the garden

But our life today is bearable even sober

Come on, let's speed through the moss-covered

halls of the Reichstag for an office-chair race

Our front doors don't need locks anymore

Money turned to confetti and we slept better

A gold bar's the same as a brick to us

The fire dies down, toss another Bible in

The kids get scared 'cause I tell them about the Pope

This life is so beautiful

Who needs a life after that?

And we sing in the nuclear bunker

Hooray, this world is going under

And we sing in the nuclear bunker

Hooray, this world is going under

Paradise on the rubble

The cows graze behind us, we smoke weed and play backgammon

Where Potsdamer Platz used to be

When I wake up I stroke your hair once more

Honey I'm off to work, be right back

We get up when we want, drive off when we want

Look how we want, have sex how we want

And not how the church or porn tells us

Baby the time with you was so lovely

now it's over again, but our kids don't cry

Because we raise them all together

Do you remember when they wanted to put out the big fire?

That feeling when our passports melted in the flames?

They really thought their sh*t would last forever

I show the little ones Monopoly, but they don't get it

A hundred-euro bill? What's that supposed to be?

Why should I take anything from you when we share everything?

And we sing in the nuclear bunker

Hooray, this world is going under

And we sing in the nuclear bunker

Hooray, this world is going under

Paradise on the rubble

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Feigenblatt — fig leaf

Feigenblatt literally translates to "fig leaf". It's a fascinating word that immediately brings to mind biblical imagery and the concept of modesty or concealment.

In the context of this song, which describes a post-apocalyptic world where societal norms have broken down, the line "Kleidung ist gegen Gott, wir tragen Feigenblatt" (Clothing is against God, we wear fig leaves) is particularly striking. It suggests a return to a more primal, uninhibited state, where traditional clothing is rejected in favor of a symbolic, minimalist covering. This word is memorable because it evokes a powerful image and hints at the song's themes of rebellion and a new beginning.

Picture a raucous campfire party in the rubble of modern Germany: in “Hurra Die Welt Geht Unter” AnnenMayKantereit and K.I.Z. celebrate the end of the world as an opportunity for a fresh, almost child-like paradise where money is confetti, McDonald’s is ash, apples taste real again and people work only three hours a day before naming new stars together; beneath the song’s upbeat rock punch and playful imagery lies a sharp satire of capitalism, consumer culture, organized religion and political power, suggesting that once the old systems quite literally burn away, humanity might rediscover freedom, community and genuine joy.

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