Herzeleid_Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen

Question 1

Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen

Answer 1

• Wollt ihr = do you want (modal verb ‘wollen’, present, plural subject)
• das Bett = the bed (accusative)
• in Flammen = in flames (dative prepositional phrase)
• sehen = see (infinitive)
• A provocative question implying destruction or passion.

Question 2

Wollt ihr in Haut und Haaren untergehen

Answer 2

• Wollt ihr = do you want (modal verb ‘wollen’, present, plural subject)
• in Haut und Haaren = in skin and hair (dative prepositional phrase)
• untergehen = go under/drown (infinitive verb)
• Suggests complete surrender, possibly to passion or destruction.

Question 3

Ihr wollt doch auch den Dolch ins Laken stecken

Answer 3

• Ihr wollt doch = you want, after all (modal verb, present, plural)
• auch = also (adverb)
• den Dolch = the dagger (accusative)
• ins Laken = into the sheet (accusative, contraction of ‘in das’)
• stecken = stab/place (infinitive verb)
• A metaphor for sexual penetration or violence.

Question 4

Ihr wollt doch auch das Blut vom Degen lecken

Answer 4

• Ihr wollt doch auch = you also want (modal verb, present, plural)
• das Blut = the blood (accusative)
• vom Degen = from the sword (dative contraction of ‘von dem’)
• lecken = lick (infinitive verb)
• Evokes violent, ritualistic imagery.

Question 5

Ihr seht die Kreuze auf dem Kissen

Answer 5

• Ihr seht = you see (verb ‘sehen’, present, plural subject)
• die Kreuze = the crosses (accusative plural)
• auf dem Kissen = on the pillow (dative prepositional phrase)
• Religious imagery, possibly alluding to guilt or martyrdom.

Question 6

Ihr meint euch darf die Unschuld küssen

Answer 6

• Ihr meint = you think (present of ‘meinen’)
• euch = yourselves (accusative reflexive pronoun)
• darf = may (modal verb ‘dürfen’)
• die Unschuld = innocence (nominative, metaphorical)
• küssen = kiss (infinitive verb)
• Questions whether innocence is truly attainable or an illusion.

Question 7

Ihr glaubt zu töten wäre schwer

Answer 7

• Ihr glaubt = you believe (verb ‘glauben’, present, plural subject)
• zu töten = to kill (infinitive phrase)
• wäre = would be (subjunctive II, verb ‘sein’)
• schwer = difficult (adjective)
• Implies that killing may not be as hard as one assumes.

Question 8

Doch wo kommen all die Toten her

Answer 8

• Doch = but (contrastive conjunction)
• wo kommen = where do … come from (verb ‘kommen’, present)
• all die Toten = all the dead (nominative plural)
• her = from (directional particle)
• A rhetorical question, challenging the assumption that killing is difficult.

Question 9

Sex ist ein Schlacht

Answer 9

• Sex = sex (nominative subject)
• ist = is (verb ‘sein’, present)
• ein Schlacht = a battle (nominative)
• Likens sex to a battle, emphasizing its intensity or struggle.

Question 10

Liebe ist Krieg

Answer 10

• Liebe = love (nominative subject)
• ist = is (verb ‘sein’, present)
• Krieg = war (nominative)
• Equates love to war, suggesting conflict and struggle in relationships.