Komet Lyrics in English Udo Lindenberg X Apache 207

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Komet by Udo Lindenberg X Apache 207 from German to English.

Da da da

Da dei, da da

I hear the gulls singin' at the harbor

The last song to kick us out

I stopped countin' the years long ago

I've been sittin' in thick smoke

There used to be another bar here

But the booze still tastes the same

And if I was ever home anywhere

It was always where the applause roars

And when I leave, it's the way I came

Like a comet that hits twice

Maybe it'll hurt, but I wanna play it safe

So I'll live forever, let's crank it up again

And when I leave, it's the way I came

Like a comet that hits twice

Maybe it'll hurt, but I wanna play it safe

So I'll live forever, let's crank it up again

Let's crank it up again

I take the glass from the club, confetti's on the streets

Carry the flag with pride, down the very last shot

'Where'd the last days go?' I ask the cab driver

And he asks me what I want, I don't wanna fall asleep

I want a footprint of mine, stronger than time

And I tell you: 'No other foot fits in there'

So please don't drop me at home alone

They gotta see

when I leave, it's the way I came

Like a comet that hits twice

Maybe it'll hurt, but I wanna play it safe

So I'll live forever, let's crank it up again

And when I leave, it's the way I came

Like a comet that hits twice

Maybe it'll hurt, but I wanna play it safe

So I'll live forever, let's crank it up again

Let's crank it up again

Da dei da

Let's crank it up again

Let's crank it up again, yeah

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SONG MEANING

“Komet” feels like a late-night fireworks show set to music. The lyrics drop you into hazy harbor bars, swirling cigarette smoke, and streets still glittering with confetti. Instead of winding down, our two narrators crank the volume back up, ordering “one last round” while seagulls sing overhead. Every scene — from stealing a club glass to begging the taxi driver for more time — celebrates that wild moment when the party should be over but nobody is ready to go home.

At its heart, the song is a pledge to burn bright enough to be remembered. Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207 compare themselves to a comet that hits Earth twice, determined to leave a footprint “stärker als die Zeit” (stronger than time). Yes, the crash might hurt, yet that is the price of immortality in music and memory. “Komet” urges listeners to live loudly, chase applause, and, when the final curtain falls, exit exactly as they arrived: blazing, unforgettable, and begging the DJ to “lass uns nochmal aufdreh’n” — let’s turn it up one more time.

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Udo Lindenberg X Apache 207 Komet Lyrics