Raue See Lyrics in English by In Extremo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Raue See by In Extremo from German to English.
Mit Sünden ist mein Kahn geladen
With sins my boat is loaded
Voll mit Unzucht bis zum Kragen
Full of lechery up to my collar
Hab von jeder Plage zwei
Of every plague I have two
In meiner Ladung dabei
In my cargo along with me
Mein Leiden drückt den Kiel hinab
My suffering presses the keel down
Ein Fingerzeig auf's nasse Grab
A pointing finger to the watery grave
Doch kann mein Ziel ich nicht verheeren
Yet I cannot prevent my goal
Dass alte Wunden sich vermehren
That old wounds multiply
Ich bin der ausgestoßene Sohn
I am the outcast son
Und euer Spott ist mein Judaslohn
And your mockery is my Judas reward
Und die See ist rau und der Weg noch weit
And the sea is rough and the way still long
Kein Fleckchen Erde weit und breit
Not a speck of land far and wide
Und die Reise hab ich, hab ich nie bereuht
And the journey I have, have never regretted
Ich segle bis zur Ewigkeit
I sail until eternity
So steu're ich das Totenschiff
So I steer the death ship
Mit voller Kraft aufs nächste Riff
With full force onto the next reef
Auf dass ihr an der Last erstickt
So that you choke on the burden
Mit der ihr mich auf Reisen schickt
With which you send me on my way
Fur eure Unschuld sollt' ich sorgen
For your innocence I was to care
Von Gott für euch die Freiheit borgen
Borrow freedom for you from God
Auf das die kurze Gnadenfrist
So that the short reprieve
Nun frei von euren Zweifeln ist
Is now free of your doubts
Doch habt ihr dabei nicht bedacht
But you didn’t think about
Mit wem ihr diese Gleichung macht
Who you’re making this deal with
Und die See ist rau und der Weg noch weit
And the sea is rough and the way still long
Kein Fleckchen Erde weit und breit
Not a speck of land far and wide
Und die Reise hab ich, hab ich nie bereuht
And the journey I have, have never regretted
Ich segle bis zur Ewigkeit
I sail until eternity
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Wild Seas
Wild Seas
Sins are the cargo of my ship
Misdeeds are the cargo of my ship
Full with whoring to the deck
Full of whoring up to the deck
From every pleage there are two
From every plague there are two
In my cargo
Inside my cargo
My pain presses the keel down
My pain presses the keel down
A finger points to the wet grave
A finger pointing at the wet grave
But I can't deny my coal
But I cannot deny my goal
To open old wounds
To open old wounds
I'm the outcast Son
I am the outcast son
And your mockery is my bloodmoney
And your mockery is my blood money
And the seas are wild, and the way long
And the seas are wild, and the way long
No sight of land far an near
No piece of land far and wide
And the journey, I've never regreted
And the journey, I’ve never regretted
I'm sailing to eternity
I’m sailing until eternity
So I steer the ship of dead
So I steer the dead ship
With full speed at the next reef
At full speed into the next reef
To maky you suffocate at the cargo
So that you choke on the cargo
Which that you send my on my way
With which you send me on my way
For your innocence I should work
For your innocence I was to care
Borrow your freedom from god
Borrow freedom from God for you
To make the short reprieve
So the short reprieve
Free of your doubts
Is now free of your doubts
But one thing you not thought of
But one thing you never thought about
Of whom you make your deal with
Who you're making this deal with
And the seas are wild, and the way long
And the seas are wild, and the way long
No sight of land far an near
No piece of land far and wide
And the journey, I've never regreted
And the journey, I’ve never regretted
I'm sailing to eternity
I’m sailing until eternity
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ANDRE STRUGALA, BORIS PFEIFFER, KAY LUTTER, MARCO ZORZYTZKY, MICHAEL RHEIN, REINER MORGENROTH, SEBASTIAN LANGE
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Judaslohn — blood money / Judas's reward
Judaslohn literally translates to "Judas's reward" or "blood money." It's a powerful and historically charged word that immediately evokes betrayal and a price paid for treachery.
In the context of "Raue See," the singer, as the "ausgestoßene Sohn" (outcast son), declares that the "Spott" (mockery) of others is his "Judaslohn." This suggests he feels betrayed and that the scorn he receives is the unjust payment for his perceived sins or for being cast out. It's a unique and dramatic word choice that adds significant depth to the song's narrative of suffering and injustice.
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