Loreley Lyrics in English by In Extremo

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Loreley by In Extremo from German to English.

Das Tal lag in Ruhe und Stille

The valley lay in peace and quiet

Der Morgen weckt langsam es auf

The morning slowly wakes it up

Ich schritt das Herz voller Freude

I walked, my heart full of joy

Bergan zum Gipfel hinauf

Uphill to the summit

Und silbern glaenzt Tau auf den Wiesen

And dew shines silvery on the meadows

Die Sonne waermt den Tag

The sun warms the day

Die Natur, sie zeigt all ihre Schoenheit

Nature, it shows all its beauty

Es war, so wie ich es mag

It was, just as I like it

Die Zeit, sie ging mir verloren

Time, it got lost to me

Ich weiss nicht wie es geschah

I don't know how it happened

Verschwunden war ploetzlich die Sonne

Suddenly the sun was gone

Und dichter Nebel war da

And thick fog was there

Ein Schritt zuviel hiesse sterben

One step too many would mean death

Die Nacht waer der sichere Tod

The night would be certain death

Von einem Moment auf den anderen

From one moment to the next

Befand ich mich in hoechster Not

I found myself in dire straits

Da hoert ich von Ferne ein Singen

Then I heard singing from afar

Es kam mir wie Jodeln vor

It sounded like yodeling to me

Es drang erst ganz zaghaft und leise

It first came very hesitantly and quietly

Dann ganz laut an mein Ohr

Then very loudly to my ear

Im Nebel da sah ich ein Funkeln

In the fog I saw a sparkle

Als kaemmt sich jemand das Haar

As if someone was combing their hair

Dazu hoerte ich dieses Jodeln

Along with that I heard this yodeling

So hell, so rein und so klar

So bright, so pure and so clear

Den Weg, den hab ich gefunden

The way, I've found it

Ich folgte dem Jodelgesang

I followed the yodel song

Loreley, sie hat mir geholfen

Loreley, she has helped me

Ich glaube ganz fest daran

I firmly believe in it

Seither war ich oft am Gipfel

Since then I was often at the summit

Und lauschte dem einsamen Wind

And listened to the lonely wind

Und hoerte den Jodler der Loreley

And heard the yodel of Loreley

Damit den Heimweg ich find

So that I find my way home

Holereidu holereididulididui

Holereidu holereidudi johudi!

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Anita Elisabeth Pfeffer, Marc Alpina

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Jodeln — Yodeling

Jodeln refers to the unique vocal technique of yodeling, characterized by rapid and repeated changes in pitch between the chest voice and the head voice.

In the song, the narrator is lost in a dense fog on a mountain and hears a mysterious yodeling sound. This sound, initially perceived as a distant singing, guides them to safety and is associated with the mythical Loreley. The word is interesting because yodeling is a distinctive cultural element, especially in Alpine regions, and its appearance in a rock song about a siren-like figure makes it quite unique and memorable.

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