An encouraging song about the journey from fear to courage: out of the shadow into the light. You will practice emotion words, imperatives like „Atme tief ein“, and separable verbs.
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Manchmal da zitterst du, du hast große Angst
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Sometimes there you tremble, you have big fear (more naturally: Sometimes you tremble, you are very afraid)
Du bist in der Dunkelheit, wo du nur bangst
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You are in the darkness, where you only dread (more naturally: where you only feel afraid)
Dein Herz schlägt so laut und die Hände sind kalt
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Your heart beats so loud and the hands are cold (more naturally: Your heart beats so loudly and your hands are cold)
Doch dieses Gefühl, das verschwindet schon bald
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But this feeling, that disappears already soon (more naturally: But this feeling will disappear very soon)
Du kannst so stark sein, du kannst mutig sein
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You can be so strong, you can be brave
Tritt aus dem Schatten, ins helle Licht ein
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Step out of the shadow, into the bright light
Hab keine Angst mehr, schau in dich hinein
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Have no fear anymore, look inside yourself (more naturally: Don't be afraid anymore, look inside yourself)
Du kannst ab heute dein Held selber sein
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You can from today be your hero yourself (more naturally: Starting today, you can be your own hero)
Atme tief ein und geh einen Schritt
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Breathe deeply in and go a step (more naturally: Take a deep breath and take a step)
Nimm all deine Hoffnung und Zuversicht mit
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Take all your hope and confidence with you
Du hast die Kraft, um etwas zu tun
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You have the strength in order to do something (more naturally: You have the strength to do something)
Du musst dich nicht länger im Schatten ausruhn
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You must no longer rest yourself in the shadow (more naturally: You don't have to hide in the shadows anymore)
Es ist oft so schwer, voller Zweifel zu stehen
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It is often so hard to stand full of doubt
Den mutigen Weg in die Zukunft zu gehen
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To go the brave way into the future (more naturally: To walk the brave path into the future)
Doch steh wieder auf, es ist deine Wahl
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But stand up again, it is your choice
Spring über deinen eigenen Schatten diesmal
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Jump over your own shadow this time (this German idiom means to overcome your own fears or inner limitations)
Du kannst so stark sein, du kannst mutig sein
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You can be so strong, you can be brave
Tritt aus dem Schatten, ins helle Licht ein
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Step out of the shadow, into the bright light
Hab keine Angst mehr, schau in dich hinein
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Have no fear anymore, look inside yourself (more naturally: Don't be afraid anymore, look inside yourself)
Du kannst ab heute dein Held selber sein
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You can from today be your hero yourself (more naturally: Starting today, you can be your own hero)
Sometimes there you tremble, you have big fear (more naturally: Sometimes you tremble, you are very afraid)
DubistinderDunkelheit, wodunurbangst
You are in the darkness, where you only dread (more naturally: where you only feel afraid)
DeinHerzschlägtsolautunddieHändesindkalt
Your heart beats so loud and the hands are cold (more naturally: Your heart beats so loudly and your hands are cold)
DochdiesesGefühl, dasverschwindetschonbald
But this feeling, that disappears already soon (more naturally: But this feeling will disappear very soon)
Dukannstsostarksein, dukannstmutigsein
You can be so strong, you can be brave
TrittausdemSchatten, inshelleLichtein
Step out of the shadow, into the bright light
HabkeineAngstmehr, schauindichhinein
Have no fear anymore, look inside yourself (more naturally: Don't be afraid anymore, look inside yourself)
DukannstabheutedeinHeldselbersein
You can from today be your hero yourself (more naturally: Starting today, you can be your own hero)
AtmetiefeinundgeheinenSchritt
Breathe deeply in and go a step (more naturally: Take a deep breath and take a step)
NimmalldeineHoffnungundZuversichtmit
Take all your hope and confidence with you
DuhastdieKraft, umetwaszutun
You have the strength in order to do something (more naturally: You have the strength to do something)
DumusstdichnichtlängerimSchattenausruhn
You must no longer rest yourself in the shadow (more naturally: You don't have to hide in the shadows anymore)
Esistoftsoschwer, vollerZweifelzustehen
It is often so hard to stand full of doubt
DenmutigenWegindieZukunftzugehen
To go the brave way into the future (more naturally: To walk the brave path into the future)
Dochstehwiederauf, esistdeineWahl
But stand up again, it is your choice
SpringüberdeineneigenenSchattendiesmal
Jump over your own shadow this time (this German idiom means to overcome your own fears or inner limitations)
Dukannstsostarksein, dukannstmutigsein
You can be so strong, you can be brave
TrittausdemSchatten, inshelleLichtein
Step out of the shadow, into the bright light
HabkeineAngstmehr, schauindichhinein
Have no fear anymore, look inside yourself (more naturally: Don't be afraid anymore, look inside yourself)
DukannstabheutedeinHeldselbersein
You can from today be your hero yourself (more naturally: Starting today, you can be your own hero)
Dubistsomutig...
You are so brave...
GehindasLicht...
Go into the light...
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What is it about?
The song addresses someone who is afraid and trembling. It describes the fear (loud heart, cold hands) and then offers encouragement: these feelings will pass, you have strength and can be your own hero. The image for this is the path out of the shadow into the light.
Useful words and expressions
zittern: to tremble from fear or cold
große Angst haben: to be very afraid
bangen: to worry, to be afraid (rather elevated, often um etwas bangen)
die Zuversicht: the confidence that everything will turn out well
der Zweifel: uncertainty, doubt; voller Zweifel = very uncertain
mutig / stark sein: to show no fear, to be brave / strong
tief einatmen: to slowly take a deep breath
einen Schritt gehen: to take a step, to start something new
über seinen eigenen Schatten springen: idiom, means to do something that is very difficult for you
die Wahl: the decision, the choice; es ist deine Wahl
Grammar
Imperative (du-form): Atme tief ein, geh einen Schritt, nimm … mit, tritt … ein, schau, steh auf, spring. With nehmen and treten, the vowel changes: nimm, tritt.
Separable verbs: einatmen → Atme tief ein, mitnehmen → Nimm … mit, aufstehen → steh wieder auf, eintreten → Tritt … ins Licht ein. The prefix part goes at the end of the sentence.
Modal verbs: Du kannst stark sein, Du musst dich nicht länger … ausruhen. The main verb goes in the infinitive at the end. nicht müssen means “it is not necessary”.
Infinitive with zu / um … zu: Du hast die Kraft, um etwas zu tun; Es ist oft so schwer, … zu stehen.
Reflexive verbs: sich ausruhen, in sich hineinschauen (schau in dich hinein).
Watch out, song language
ausruhn is shortened to rhyme with tun. Spelled correctly: ausruhen.
dein Held selber sein: Phrased unusually for rhyme and rhythm. More natural is dein eigener Held sein.
Hab keine Angst: Hab is the short, spoken form of Habe. This is completely normal in everyday life.
Spring über deinen eigenen Schatten diesmal: diesmal is at the end because of the rhyme. More common: Spring diesmal über deinen eigenen Schatten.
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