Rammstein.Herzeleid - Der Meister

Question 1

Lauft

Answer 1

• Lauft = run (imperative, plural of ‘laufen’)
• A direct command, creating urgency.

Question 2

Weil der Meister uns gesandt

Answer 2

• Weil = because (subordinating conjunction)
• der Meister = the master (nominative)
• uns = us (accusative)
• gesandt = sent (past participle of ‘senden’)
• Suggests submission to an authority figure.

Question 3

Verkünden wir den Untergang

Answer 3

• Verkünden = we proclaim (present of ‘verkünden’)
• wir = we (subject pronoun)
• den Untergang = the downfall (accusative noun)
• Declares the announcement of destruction.

Question 4

Der Reiter der Boshaftigkeit

Answer 4

• Der Reiter = the rider (nominative)
• der Boshaftigkeit = of malice (genitive)
• Evokes apocalyptic imagery, possibly a Horseman of the Apocalypse.

Question 5

Füttert sein Geschwür aus Neid

Answer 5

• Füttert = feeds (verb ‘füttern’, present)
• sein Geschwür = his ulcer (accusative)
• aus Neid = from envy (dative prepositional phrase)
• Suggests envy as a source of sickness or corruption.

Question 6

Die Wahrheit ist wie ein Gewitter

Answer 6

• Die Wahrheit = the truth (nominative)
• ist = is (verb ‘sein’, present)
• wie ein Gewitter = like a storm (comparison, nominative)
• Implies that truth is sudden, violent, and uncontrollable.

Question 7

Es kommt zu dir du kannst es hören

Answer 7

• Es kommt = it comes (verb ‘kommen’, present)
• zu dir = to you (dative)
• du kannst es hören = you can hear it (modal verb ‘können’, present)
• Describes truth as an unavoidable force.

Question 8

Es kund zu tun ist ach so bitter

Answer 8

• Es kund zu tun = to reveal it (infinitive phrase, ‘kundtun’ = proclaim)
• ist ach so bitter = is oh so bitter (adjective phrase)
• Suggests that revealing truth is painful.

Question 9

Es kommt zu dir um zu zerstören

Answer 9

• Es kommt zu dir = it comes to you (verb ‘kommen’, present, dative)
• um zu zerstören = in order to destroy (infinitive phrase)
• Reinforces the destructive nature of truth.

Question 10

Es kommt zu euch

Answer 10

• Es kommt = it comes (verb ‘kommen’, present)
• zu euch = to you all (dative)
• Repeats the ominous arrival.

Question 11

Es kommt zu euch als das Verderben

Answer 11

• Es kommt = it comes (verb ‘kommen’, present)
• zu euch = to you all (dative)
• als das Verderben = as ruin (nominative, metaphor)
• Confirms destruction as inevitable.

Question 12

Lauft, lauft um euer Leben

Answer 12

• Lauft, lauft = run, run (imperative repetition)
• um euer Leben = for your lives (prepositional phrase, accusative)
• Urges people to flee.

Question 13

Kein Engel kommt um euch zu rächen

Answer 13

• Kein Engel = no angel (nominative)
• kommt = comes (present)
• um euch zu rächen = to avenge you (infinitive phrase)
• Suggests divine absence.

Question 14

Diese Tage eure letzten sind

Answer 14

• Diese Tage = these days (nominative)
• eure letzten sind = are your last (verb ‘sein’, present)
• Declares an apocalyptic ending.