Der Rest Meines Leben Lyrics in English Kummer , Max Raabe

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Der Rest Meines Leben by Kummer from German to English.

Things are slowly getting tight

The twenty-seven club

I clearly missed it

Through the city at 180

Balancing drunk on the roof

A week awake

A thousand bottles of liquor

But then comes the first Friday night

When you fit in, go to bed early

So you still have something left of Saturday

That's how it starts, just

A completely relaxed weekend

Easy easy, and then comes

The first Sunday brunch

The first couple's vacation

Ironically intended stuffiness

Anti-escalation, pro-coziness

It starts quite harmlessly

With a game night

But ends in conversations

About risky investments

Someday it'll be too late

To die too soon

Someday I'll be too old

Too old to die young

But I tried

I really tried

Really tried, believe me

I tried

But maybe not good enough

The first ones live outside the city

Because of the kids, better area

But It's great that this is finally working out

We haven't seen each other in ages

The first barbecues, weddings

Class reunions, wine tastings

Lead pouring on New Year's Eve

Receipts instead of plastic bongs

International for the first time

Supporting Bayern

Then it's just a short walk to the fan mile

Not too far now

No more talking about politics

We'll just argue again

And friends for life

Becoming acquaintances from the past

Someday it'll be too late

To die too soon

Someday I'll be too old

Too old to die young

But I tried

I really tried

Really tried, believe me

I tried

But maybe not good enough

And now I'm almost thirty

What if the best phase

of my life is already over

Who knows, maybe I'm having a

quarter-life crisis

Maybe I'm just

Just a little bit jealous

Maybe I secretly wish for

A little house in the countryside, too

Maybe I'll miss it at some point

Then I won't even miss the small stages anymore

Maybe I'd be up for it

To put up with all this nonsense

Maybe it won't be so bad

The rest of my life

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SONG MEANING

In this witty mid-tempo confession, Kummer looks back at the chaotic glory of his twenties—the speeding cars, rooftop drinks, and thousand-bottle benders—only to realize that the party is quietly being replaced by Sonntagsbrunch, board-game nights, and talk of mortgage rates. He pokes fun at how harmless little changes (“early to bed so Saturday still feels long”) snowball into suburban barbecues, weddings, and strollers in the yard. With Max Raabe’s velvety chorus gliding above, the song paints the comedy of growing up: one minute you are too wild, the next you are “too old to die young.”

Now almost thirty, the narrator feels the first twinges of a quarter-life crisis—wondering if the “best phase” is already over, suspecting envy of friends with houses and kids, yet half-curious about joining them. The track balances nostalgia and acceptance, ultimately leaving us with a shrugging optimism: maybe trading clubs for comfort and chaos for calm will not be so bad after all. It is a clever anthem for anyone caught between youthful FOMO and the cozy pull of adulthood.

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Kummer Der Rest Meines Leben Lyrics