Rosenrot_Stirb nicht vor mir Flashcards
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Die Nacht öffnet ihren Schoß
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- Die Nacht = The night (noun, feminine, subject)
- öffnet = opens (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘öffnen’)
- ihren Schoß = her womb (noun, masculine, accusative case, metaphor for darkness embracing)
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Das Kind heißt Einsamkeit
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- Das Kind = The child (noun, neuter, subject)
- heißt = is called (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘heißen’)
- Einsamkeit = Loneliness (noun, feminine, predicate nominative)
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Es ist kalt und regungslos
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- Es = It (pronoun, subject, referring to ‘das Kind’)
- ist = is (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘sein’)
- kalt und regungslos = cold and motionless (adjective phrase)
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Ich weine leise in die Zeit
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- Ich = I (pronoun)
- weine = cry (verb, 1st person singular, from ‘weinen’)
- leise = softly (adverb)
- in die Zeit = into time (prepositional phrase, accusative case, poetic metaphor)
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Ich weiß nicht wie du heißt
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- Ich = I (pronoun)
- weiß = know (verb, 1st person singular, from ‘wissen’)
- nicht = not (negation adverb)
- wie du heißt = what your name is (relative clause, verb ‘heißen’)
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Doch ich weiß daß es dich gibt
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- Doch = But (conjunction)
- ich weiß = I know (verb phrase, from ‘wissen’)
- daß = that (subordinating conjunction)
- es dich gibt = you exist (verb phrase, existential construction)
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Ich weiß daß irgendwann
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- Ich weiß = I know (verb phrase)
- daß irgendwann = that someday (subordinating clause, adverb ‘irgendwann’ meaning ‘sometime’)
8
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Irgendwer mich liebt
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- Irgendwer = Someone (pronoun, subject)
- mich liebt = loves me (verb phrase, from ‘lieben’)
9
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He comes to me every night
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- He comes to me every night = English phrase
10
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No words are left to say
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- No words are left to say = English phrase
11
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With his hands around my neck
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- With his hands around my neck = English phrase
12
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I close my eyes and pass away
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- I close my eyes and pass away = English phrase
13
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I don’t know who he is
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- I don’t know who he is = English phrase
14
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In my dreams he does exist
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- In my dreams he does exist = English phrase
15
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His passion is a kiss
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- His passion is a kiss = English phrase
16
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And I cannot resist
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- And I cannot resist = English phrase
17
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Ich warte hier
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- Ich = I (pronoun)
- warte = wait (verb, 1st person singular, from ‘warten’)
- hier = here (adverb)
18
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Don’t die before I do
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- Don’t die before I do = English phrase
19
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Stirb nicht vor mir
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- Stirb = Die (imperative verb, 2nd person singular, from ‘sterben’)
- nicht = not (negation adverb)
- vor mir = before me (prepositional phrase, dative case)
20
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I don’t know who you are
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- I don’t know who you are = English phrase
21
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I know that you exist
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- I know that you exist = English phrase
22
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Stirb nicht
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- Stirb nicht = Don’t die (imperative phrase)
23
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Sometimes love seems so far
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- Sometimes love seems so far = English phrase
24
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Your love I can’t dismiss
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- Your love I can’t dismiss = English phrase
25
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Alle Häuser sind verschneit
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- Alle Häuser = All houses (noun, plural, subject)
- sind = are (verb, 3rd person plural, from ‘sein’)
- verschneit = snow-covered (adjective, past participle of ‘verschneien’)
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Und in den Fenstern Kerzenlicht
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- Und = And (conjunction)
- in den Fenstern = in the windows (prepositional phrase, dative case)
- Kerzenlicht = candlelight (noun, neuter, subject)
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Dort liegen sie zu zweit
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- Dort = There (adverb)
- liegen sie = they lie (verb phrase, from ‘liegen’)
- zu zweit = in pairs (adverbial phrase)
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Und ich, ich warte nur auf dich
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- Und ich = And I (pronoun)
- ich warte = I wait (verb, 1st person singular, from ‘warten’)
- nur auf dich = only for you (prepositional phrase, accusative case)
