Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Montag by Rio Reiser from German to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Ich hab geschlafen, hab geträumt
I slept, I dreamed
Da war die Sonne, da war 'n Strand
There was the sun, there was a beach
Jetzt bin ich wach, was mach ich bloß
Now I'm awake, what should I do?
Um fünf nach Sechs in diesem Land
At five past six in this country
Ich schau mich um und was erblick ich
I look around and what do I see?
An meiner Wand: bedrucktes Blatt
On my wall: printed sheet
Ich dreh mich weg, doch plötzlich weiß ich
I turn away, but suddenly I know
Dass dieser Wisch Bedeutung hat
That this swipe has meaning
Chorus 1
'S is Montag
It's Monday
Da war noch was in meinem Traum
There was something else in my dream
War wohl 'n Mensch oder was war's
It must have been a human or something
Auf jeden Fall zwei blaue Augen
Definitely two blue eyes
Oder warn's braune oder was
Or was it brown or something?
Aber bestimmt war's ganz wichtig
But it was definitely very important
Es ging ums Leben oder so
It was about life or something
Ich muss das alles nochmal durchdenken
I have to think this all through again
Da sagt der Mann im Radio
That's what the man on the radio says
Soll ich mal ganz ehrlich sagen, was ich denke
Should I be completely honest about what I think?
Ich weiß gar nicht genau, ob ich das brauch
I don't really know if I need it
Ich mein diesen Tag, der nach dem Sonntag kommt
I mean that day that comes after Sunday
Ich glaub, den lass ich heute besser aus
I think I'd better skip it today
Chorus 3
'S is Montag
It's Monday
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