Wenn Sie Kommen Lyrics in English Namika

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Wenn Sie Kommen by Namika from German to English.
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His day started so early, after just an hour of sleep
He jumps off a cattle car
Invisible to those coming toward him
He grabs from the mandarin crate and bolts
Locks onto the tourist on the corner
Polishes the dirt off his shoes without asking
For just four dirham
During vacation season business booms here
He keeps the shiny Rolex firmly in his sights
When he glances through the open window
Sneaks skillfully up to the open window
Before anyone hears anything
He takes a quick breath
Above the rooftops of the city
In this moment he can be a kid
Shakes off the street dust
One eye still awake
All the lights blurred
Both ears pricked, ready to escape fast
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And they chase after him, quick as he is
He squeezes through a slit and steps on shards
Suppresses the pain so he won't scream
He limps on so he won't get caught
And he ducks
Cops show up, he uses older people as a shield
Until he collapses, hit one, hit two
The tourists shocked, but do nothing
Because he harms the cityscape
He's just a street kid who's too young for jail
First he plays dead
And when that one moment comes, he breaks free
He takes a quick breath
Hidden in the shadow of night
In this moment he can be a kid
Shakes off the street dust
One eye still awake, all the lights blurred
Both ears pricked, ready to escape fast
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
His stomach growls, he waits a sec, takes a breath
Runs into the designer watch store
The sheep on the black strap
The hard way, they pay for goods only the street rate
Sad scenes in dusty light
They sell haze to the younger tourists
He sees the older ones in Audi TTs
Or sitting at the Ritz with ostrich fillets
And it dawns on him
His dream blew away in the shimmering air
The parents are sick, no helping hand
He became a man himself here, 'cause somebody has to
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
And he runs when they come
Coming, coming, coming, coming, coming, coming
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SONG MEANING

Picture a sun-baked market at dawn: a boy vaults off a freight wagon after barely an hour of sleep, snatches a few mandarins, polishes a tourist’s shoes for pocket change, then locks his eyes on a glittering Rolex. Namika’s "Wenn Sie Kommen" follows this child through narrow alleyways, smoky bazaars, and neon-lit rooftops. The pulsing hook — „Und er rennt, wenn sie kommen…“ — becomes the heartbeat of his day as he slips through windows, dodges police, and nurses cuts from shattered glass. Every sprint is a fight for food, every pause on a rooftop is a fleeting chance to shake off the street dust and remember he is still a kid.

Beneath the adrenaline-charged chase, the song is a sharp look at social divide. The boy’s world is measured in dirhams and danger, while wealthy vacationers haggle for luxury watches, cruise in Audi TTs, and dine on exotic steaks at the Ritz. His parents are ill, so childhood is a luxury he cannot afford; survival forces him to become an adult far too soon. Namika wraps this gritty story in an infectious beat, inviting listeners to dance yet urging them to confront the inequality that keeps the boy forever running when “they” — the authorities, the system, the privileged — come.

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