Wenn es passiert - Wir sind Helden (English subtitles)

[Babwei]

Ein sehr gutes Lied!- A very good song.

Nice idea. ;)

[Gammafan94]

Dieses Lied ist für mich gerade so relevant undvoller Bedeutung...ich liebe das Lyric "Ich will niemals fragen, wo ich war"

[MadeForKitade]

Anyone else think this version of the song is better than clearer versions of the song? It just sounds so much better than it being clear vocals and bgm.

[josevanreyes]

My ass is burning

[satanic666sonic]

to me the song means that every live will be in its bloom at sometime.

and to recognize the moment and live it, cause some did not and it faded away

[thetobe49]

Haha, gutes Beispiel mit dem Sauerkraut :D Dann ist es gleich viel verständlicher!

[vanserkikkiii]

what are they singing about?

[Lenariet]

@vanserkikkiii

I somewhere read that they wrote this after becoming known a lot better in Germany. It appears it was originally supposed to describe a time when many people came to witness their music. These fans joined concerts and brought them to some fame. Though it was apparently not a easy time for "Wir sind Helden", they wouldn't want to miss seeing these people finding together because of their music. However, as far as the video is concerned, it describes unfulfilled passion in general.

[TheWuselmane]

Amazing actor!

Great reference to Kafka´s poem: Wish to to be a Red Indian!

Lovely song!

Beautiful video!

[spiegelalice]

To me, this video is neither about reincarnation, nor inner culture. Simply about doing something crazy for once, on the backdrop of the ordinary. Because you might only get this one chance.

I've watched this video many many times, and it still makes me cry (as do the lyrics). Splendid work! And thank you for the subtitles!

[LiteratiMuffin]

What does this song mean?

[brunopier]

After watching this over and over (and over and over) I found all members of the band have very subtle cameos. Drummer Pola is the first one at 0:45 (he's wearing a hat). Jean-Michel is the hotel attendant at 1:05 and bassist Mark is in the background at 1:55. Which leaves me wondering: is Judith the woman serving food to the man at 1:52? The quality of the video is not good, so maybe someone who's seen the video on TV or DVD can tell?

[OrangeAni]

This song is like "WOW"

[YOUFOOLproductions]

native americans are very polite individuals with a snazzy way of saying hello

[dikirto]

wooow!!!

l cannot believe l can relate to this song so much!!!!

[lorraax3]

@ bloodyspartan..that's right ;)

:D sehr gutes Deutsch :o

[daisyroots]

thank you soooo very much for the translation. I have loved WSH's music for years and now I understand so much more....it is discovering them all over again....vielen dank!!!

[annamyskina]

Ik wil daar zijn, als de tijd bevriest

Ik wil daar zijn, als ze explodeert

En als ik daarbij mijn verstand verlies

Wil ik daar zijn

Als het gebeurt

That's the Dutch translation!

[Jevkadeux]

@annamyskina

Not entirely, 'Ik wil erbij zijn' is a better translation than 'Wil ik daar zijn'.

[jab1107]

I have loved this song for months....though I know not a stitch of German I found this song and whenever I listened to it I felt such a connection to it...these lyrics prove to me...music is a universal language..this song and it's lyrics are right where I am at in my path. Praise God. Peace be with all and joy insurmountable joy and clarity be in the hearts of all. That is what this song says to me.

Peace.

[torifairytale]

@jab1107 you are so right! this is what music is about. you don't need to understand the lyrics.

the music has its own language.

[MikePinkney]

@jab1107 I hate when people type comments like that, it makes me feel embarrassed for them.

[aronedu]

@jab1107 I had the same problem , but i was afraid it was about something completely unrelated ( 99 balloons) so i avoided looking for a translation byt once i found what it meant i was happily surprised :D

[bloodyspartan]

"Wenn" can be used as "when" if referring to something that happens repeatedly. It's translated sometimes as "whenever," like "When(ever) I go to school, I am always hungry." Wenn ich zur Schule gehe, habe ich immer Hunger."

"Wann" is used most often in questions about time ("When is the party?" Wann ist die Party?) or to start a clause about a singular, specific event. "We don't know when the party is starting" (Wir wissen nicht, wann die Party beginnt.)

That's how I understand it, at least.

[NKA23]

And to make things more difficult (a thing we Germans love to do...) "wenn" and "wann" can be used synonymously in some German dialects...

[zsushicomrade]

@NKA23 Damn you Germans making it hard to understand your awesome language!!! :P

Seriously, it's a great video, and I love the German language.

[mhmgeiL]

if = wenn

when=wann

[pollybleekr]

wenn = as soon as (often rendered as "when"); if

wann = at what time (often rendered as "when")

[X9SamFisher]

I have a question about wenn vs wann

I've seen it translated as "If it happens" as opposed to "when it happens"

When do you use Wenn as when? And why not Wann?

If that all makes any coherent sense

[ycfc]

Good question.

Whether Wenn means when or if is ambiguous. You only use 'Wann' if you're asking a question as if you don't know the answer eg 'wann kommt er?'- When is he coming? or 'Ich weiss nicht, wann er kommt' - I don't know when he's coming. Wenn: 'Wenn er kommt, gehen wir essen' when he comes, we're going for lunch/dinner'

Hope that clears it up!

[X9SamFisher]

yes it does thanks,

your response also brings up another one of my confusions with the language.

how do you tell the difference between your sentance above and, "Wenn er kommt, gehen wir essn?" "When he comes, are we going to eat?"

I know word order isn't as important in German as in say English or Spanish, but that's always confused me with the verb order. (I do know infinitives go at the end but after 2 I don't know what you do) Kannst du mir hilfen?

[ycfc]

No problem: In German word order is important, in the instance puzzling you we use the rule that the verb must always be the second idea of the sentence, so if you put it after a time clause, the verb must come next, before the pronoun. If you are asking a question, the verb must come first: 'Gehen wir essen, wenn er kommt?' Are we going to lunch when he comes? (Verb is the first idea)

[X9SamFisher]

kind of makes sense,

Do you have more examples?

I have to teach myself German, because our school dosen't have a German class

[ycfc]

"Wenn ich nicht so faul wäre, hätte ich mehr Geld."

"Wenn es passiert, will ich da sein."

Bitte schön

[nowistheeleventhhour]

I've never actually noticed that before now... but "wann" is a QUESTION word relating to: "When?", whereas "wenn" is a conjunction.

"Wann wird es passieren?" - When will it happen?

"Wenn es passiert, wird es..." - When it happens, it will...

[cloughie1978]

Love this video and mostly the song. I wonder who the man is. Its such a sad song.. thanks for the translation. I cant get enough of this CD.

[ProjUltraZ]

ja i figured taht. das ist clar great video, i think it's deep. i think it's about reincarnation and finding people again from a time when you were truly happy. in this case, he was an american indian

[Pseudologic]

No I don't think its about reincarnation, just about following who you are inside. About people lacking inner culture and social connections with other like-minded people.

[AdamMP06]

Great translation. However, one line needs correcting. At around 0:45 there is this line: "Those who daubt now don't see clear." It should be: "Those who doubt now don't see clearly."

[wirsindheldenowns]

thanks!

i'd be nice if you include the german subtitle as well!

[X9SamFisher]

i find Lyricwiki has the German lyrics for most (if not all)  Wir sind Helden's songs

[mcgowan1984]

Thanks for all the translations now i can understand the meaning of the songs

[margherito]

thanks for translation, it sounds nice but lyrics makes it already one of my fav ones. thanks a lot from italy, ciao :-)