Einmal Lyrics in English Mark Forster

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Einmal by Mark Forster from German to English.
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Intro
Once
Once
Like when Laura plopped down in my room
My heart pounded like crazy 'cause she really liked me
How we sprinted through the hick town like lunatics
With tequila shots in us and the three of us puked at the stoplight
Once, when I was supposed to cram legal clauses
I'd know better now, so much time wasted
When the whole country once sang my little song
Forget who I was, forget my name
Some things come and go and never come back, never
And that makes it even more precious
Once, once, that never comes back
It stays at once, but luckily I was there
I can't have everything again
Joy, sorrow, love, madness
Once, and luckily I was there
Once, when we stuck our feet in the sand
In a foreign land we realized
that we're perfect together
When I sat on the edge at Grandma's
Just listened all day long
Only weeks before she died
Once, when our hearts beat with every note
Because it became clear the path is worth it
From Noisy Room to Abbey Road
When I have it with you, the mini-me
everything turns and shifts
'cause there's nothing bigger
Not every time a big moment is over
I right away know, "Man, it'll never be like this again!"
But what I know, I carry it with me forever
And only inside me can I replay it
Not every time a big moment is over
I right away know, "Man, it'll never be like this again!"
But what I know, I carry it with me forever
And only inside me can I replay it
'cause that makes it even more precious!
Once, once, that never comes back
It stays at once, but luckily I was there
I can't have everything again
Joy, sorrow, love, madness
Once, and luckily I was there
Once, once, that never comes back
It stays at once, but luckily I was there
I can't have everything again
Joy, sorrow, love, madness
Once
Outro
Not every time a big moment is over
I right away know, "Man, it'll never be like this again!"
But what I know, I carry it with me forever
And only inside me can I replay it
Not every time a big moment is over
I right away know, "Man, it'll never be like this again!"
But what I know, I carry it with me forever
And only inside me can I replay it
And luckily I was there!
Ha ha it's beautiful here!
There, that's what we need
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Mark Cwiertnia, Ralph Christian Meyer, Daniel Nitt, Tobias Felix Kuhn, Philipp Steinke
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SONG MEANING

Einmal means once, and Mark Forster turns that tiny word into a roller-coaster scrapbook of life’s unrepeatable highlights. He flashes back to messy tequila-fueled nights, cramming boring law texts, singing his first hit together with an entire nation, and listening to his grandma’s stories just weeks before she passed away. Each scene is loud, colorful, and deeply personal, yet you can almost see your own memories flickering in between the lines.

The chorus reminds us that these moments visit only once, never to be copied, which is precisely why they shine so brightly. Whether it is love, grief, madness, or pure joy, every one-off experience turns into a treasure we carry inside, ready to replay only in our hearts. “Einmal” is a catchy pep-talk to live wide-awake, grab the moment, and whisper afterwards, I was there — and that changes everything.

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