jusplainjesse July 27th, 2005 09:51PM  

Ohne Dich is really a beautiful song. This song tells about the intense emotional pain that he feels after losing a girl. I love the figurative language he uses in this. For example: "Und die Vogel singe nicht mehr" which means "and the birds sing no more" If you speak enough german to understand even some parts of this song, you'll love it. It't the only industrial ballad I've ever heared. It rocks.

luikki January 10th, 2009 03:07PM  

Ohne dich is about Till singing that "without" the other Rammstein members he "can't be": "Ohne dich Kann Ich nicht sein"........that's the meaning, R+ was passing through a tough time in its members relationship when recording the album reise reise where it comes Ohne dich and so the drummer Schneider said in a makin of a video (mein teil) that they finally found a way to comprehend each other and the band was saved! :) so Ohne dich represents how much big is their friendship and so that they have to be together to continue 'cause the song says "without you I can't be, without you, with you I am also alone..." so Ohne dich is NOT for a girl! is for themselves, R+ shows their strong friendship, that they are united, it's all!

Frostie_Bandit June 28th, 2009 09:32PM  

The first stanza to the song is the beginning of a suicide letter. "Ich werde in die Tannen geh'n" could be used as figurative imagery to reinforce the statement of suicide -- leaving a clear area for a darker one (the forest). Obviously, he has lost someone very dear to him, because he keeps repeating 'Ohne dich' (without you). He gives reasons for his choice of suicide in the refrain: "Ohne dich kann ich nicht sein" is the most obvious one, while "Mit dir bin ich auch allein" could be referring to what most people say to a friend who lost someone dear 'He/she will live on inside you'. Last but not least, "Lohnen nicht", which expresses that the seconds that pass without the person he has lost are not worth 'it'. What 'it' is in this case, I don't know, but it would be safe to assume that 'it' is 'worth living'. The second stanza (not including the refrain in this count) is about the process of taking his life. "Auf den Ästen in den Gräben / Ist es nun still und ohne Leben" would mean that he has already taken his life, or has chosen a quiet place to carry on with his plan. "Und das Atmen fällt mich ach so schwer" could be referring to the fact that he is about to die, that he is barely able to breathe anymore. In the end, the last verse before the refrain being "Und die Vögel singen nicht mehr" give the whole song a conclusion, as the silence when birds don't sing is often used to conclude something, even movie scenes. Also, when you see someone die, there is at first a moment of shock, of silence, and that may be portrayed by this silence.

(( Btw, Rammstein wrote loads of ballads ^^ ))