[DML] Re: Rammstein song

["Ralf Philipp" <doc.brown@xxxx>]

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> (snip)
>
> ..I for one have heard all of the music above EXCEPT "Du hast" by
Rammstein.
> I'm curious to what song that really is...For the Americans - DU HAST is
> german meaning "YOU HAVE"...
>
> Best wishes
> Stian Birkeland
> NORWAY
>
>
> Stian,
>
> (FYI) just to correct your sentence you wrote after your dmc "best music
> list"
> Rammstein is a heavy metal band from germany. As for du hast, it means
> "you hate" as taken from the entire verse which reads,
> "you"
> "you hate"
> "you hate me"
> "you hate me to say, that i did not obey."
>
> if you ever get your hands on the new cd with that song, check out the
> tracks at the end. A few have been done again by ramstein in english,
> including du hast. This music is awsome delorean driving music.
>
> chip
> phoenix, #1230


Stian and Chip!

Being a german fellow, I can say that both of you are right! The german text
of the song can be interpreted in different ways. The reason for this is
that the german words for "have" and "hate" are pronounced identical and
written nearly identical: "hast" and "hasst". I believe the authors of this
song intended to leave the listener in this kind of uncertainity.
The english version of this song is obviously not the exact translation of
the german version.
I will not post the german text here, but here is a link to a fanpage, where
you should find it - in case you are interested...
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/9332/ramm.htm

After this lesson in german language, I think we should close this thread
and speak deLorean...

bis bald,

Ralf