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Hello there.
I'm from Germany so let me give you some thoughts from someone who's born here. First of all, first time I watched the video I was shocked and deeply moved. The song/ video takes a very deep look into our german souls and how most of us feel about our country. It's a love- hate- relationship. The video is loaded with tons of symbols, that as a German you catch onto.
Let's start: in the intro you see Germania ( Personification of Germany) during roman/ germanian tribes time.
The red Lazer represents the "red thread" of the story/ history.
Astronauts from the future bringing Germania in a glass coffin (snow-white) so she can lead through the/her german history.
Next you observe the twenties(Weimar Republic).The prison scene representing the rough, violent times especially for the majority of the population struggling to survive. Money raining down/ the great depression. And Germany's first try as a democratic state. In between Germania is dressed in knight's armor awaking her knights/band with the Lazarus spear.
Next Germania is pushed in a wheelchair by the band through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial with burning bodies.
Next vignette the office scene showing east Germany and west Germany reunited (1989).
Then you're being taken back to mideveal times, monks/ church are feasting off of Germania. In most scenes you'll see some church man involved. No coincidence.
The concentration camp scene in the background you see V2 rockets ignition. The inmates are wearing different types of stars on their chests and a sign on the gallows reads: no photos. Germania wears an eye-patch first on her left, than on her right eye.
Than a quick shot of Germania dressed modern with lots of gold leading german shepherds., representing Germany's wealth.
The 70's scene shows the RAF- extremists holding Germania/ Germany hostage.
Next vignette is the witch burnings shifting to the book burning. If you have a close look, at minute 4:45 you see a church man holding up a cross hugging a Nazi, symbolising the churches over all position to the horrific events happening during 1933-1945.
The birth scene. Germania is giving birth to dogs respectively "Leonberger" a breed preferred by Kings and Queens. The Breed almost went extinct during WW1 and WW2. A cardinal or federal judge helping (dressed in red) a new Germany being born.
At minute 5:50 you see the riots against refugees homes in the 90's in Hoyerswerda. Molotovs are being thrown and a car is being pushed over with the help of a man dressed in Nazi uniform.
Than the scenes/ time vignettes start shifting faster and faster, showing how many times, when circumstances becoming to extreme everything is falling apart and Germania ( dressed in knight's) armor is crying.
The outro is the piano version of the song "Sonne" which completed how we feel thinking of our past: a sense of sadness.
To sum it up. Germany has a long, wild, violent, unique history, because we as a state of today exist only since 1989. Yet the roots go back a very long time. "Young and yet so old" I hope that helped a little to understand the video and with that us Germans. We don't have a strong feeling of patriotism, but a strong sense of unity. It's complicated.
With love from Germany 🤘 😎
weimar wasn't really the first try in democracy tho. First complete implementation would be correct. 1848 was the first try and in the empire the situation wasn't the best but good in comparison to the neigborhood. There have also been other types proto democratic projects before. Republics were plenty in the HRE and some of them were even peasant republics (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauernrepublik).
@@holgerlinke98 I appreciate your input.
Wahnsinn! Richtig, richtig gut beobachtet!!
I think your desciption of the video is so good. I'm not German myself, and I don't speak German, but I looked at a translation of the lyrics, and to me the song (and video) describes much of what you say, but all in all I get the feeling that it describes a people (germans) that wants to love their country, but at the same time feels hindered because of Germany's history, and the importance of remembrance of the horrible acts that has been done.
Still, Germans of today should be proud of themselves and their country for what it stands for today. It's right to remember ones past, and it's also right to be angry or sad about history. But it belongs to the past, and we can only move forward and be proud of the good things we do today. Many of them are based on our sad and violent history. In my Scandinavian history lies many horrible acts from Vikings for example. Today we remember them - not with always with pride.
There hasn't been that many years since the holocaust, and we all have to remember it and never let it happen again. But we also need to be proud of what we do today.
Germany is a beautiful country with awesome people, who should be proud - be allowed to be proud - of their country.
Thank you so much @evawoman43 . This explains quite well the symbolism. As a Finn only parts of the videos symbolism opens up, but there was a lot of history that I didn't know too. This is still really amazing and touching video and song - even if one doesn´t know all the symbolism related to it 😎
As a Jew with grandparents who escaped the camps I am very proud of Germany and what it has become. None of the history is forgotten and there is no shame, there is pride in acknowledging all of it both the good parts and the bad to build the nation that exists today.
May I ask you if you felt offendend by the concentration camp scenes in this video? I'm asking because a lot of jews in germany felt very offended, and I didn't quite understand that. Because I felt like Rammstein made a strong statement with these scenes, by solidarizing with ALL victims of the holocaust, including jews, by wearing their symbols and taking their place. And I felt like a lot of people didn't get that.
@@wolfgangengel4835 No, it's a factual reality and while I hate that it happened, while I'm utterly appalled by humans behaving like that it is something that did happen, that is recognised and SHOULD be shown.
It is absolutely necessary that the cruelty is never forgotten, it is through that we understand the perils of fascism.
The problem is that some people rejoice at the display and cherish these ideas. I'd hate them if I could muster it but you really shouldn't hate the severely mentally ill.
I'm Swedish, my grandparents were, luckily, rescued by a Swede called Raul Wallenberg who was arrested, tortured and murdered by the Russians.
@@michaelmay5453 Your grandparents were "Wallenberg Jews"? Wow, that is a very interesting story and an important part of history.. thank you for your input and thoughts here, and also for your kind words. As a German history nerd I often feel, many people tend to forget too easily or just don't want to remember and therefore put things out of context, like this music video. Cheers to you and your grandparents, I hope they had a long and fulfilling life, after their torment. Greetings from Northern Germany.
@@michaelmay5453 I absolutely agree with you Michael and at the same time, wonder if someone will make a similar music video one day, about the Jewish people committing similar atrocities against Palestinians!
You would think that if ANYONE knew the effects of atrocities against other human beings .. it would be Jews!
Too bad they just let in a bunch of migrants without a plan
I am German. Every single time I watch this video it brings me to tears, because it perfectly expresses how I feel about the country. There is this dissonance between love and hate and from other comments I can see, that I am not the only one who feels that way. We have a really long history that (depending on whom you ask) goes back to the first three tribes forming an alliance against Varus in the Teutenberg forest 7 a.D. Lots of things, good and really really bad, have happened since then.
4:30 - my fav moment, when they eat own spirit n bite hand which gives food ;D
dont worry bout german history cuz theres many many lies
Hitler was just a puppet
US puppet established by em to make Europe weak
now we gettin same story in UA
but another actor =)
GL during WW3!
Varus Schlacht 9a.d
Da steht aber 16 nach Christus. Ich denke eher, dass es sich auf den Versuch Germanicus bezieht, den Germanen nach der Varusschlacht die verlorenen Gebiete wieder zurückzuholen. Diese Unternehmung ist aber auch gescheitert. Aber ja, es hat mit den Auswirkungen der Varusschlacht zu tun.
Teutoburger Wald (Hermanns-Denkmal bei Detmold)
As a non German I see it the same way, past and future.
The women represents Germania the personification of Germany. The different scenes are episodes of germany's history with a great love of detail and hidden meanings.
It's a ride trough time from the romans to the space age (not limited only to nazis) for more than 2000 years.
Rammstein tried to explain the feelings of us germans about our nation with all the highs and lows of our past. Lyrics here are only a part of this artwork.
At the end the music becomes sort of melancholic expressing real sadness but also expectations and hope for the future.
Thank you for having made a reaction on this music video. Hope it helps to understand...
and she often has red and gold stuff on her - so she always is black, red and gold - the current german flag
A lot of nations have some type of personification. The USA have Columbia as a female personification but I think the most well known US personification is Uncle Sam.
I feel sorry for the Germans and the EU for the working plans; Theodore Nathan Kaufman (Germany Must Perish!), Ernest Hooton (Breed War Strain Out of Germans)- and the better known 'Kalergi' -plans...
America should process its dark history in a similar way !! 🇩🇪🤘
America has no dark history, everything is butterflies and unicorns! That's what they teach their Kids in school!!!
@@maleboglia1775 Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha! Exactly.
@@maleboglia1775 😉👍
@@maleboglia1775 No, they teach their children that the earth is flat and the USA is in the center.🌎🎯
As if they would. Different Culture over there. If they only think that they are the Best..though they are not. At least they are represented like that. Like We all living in America..America is Wunderbar ..but it is Sarcasm. Which they don't do much over there.. Sarcasm.
Please never skip the credits on any Rammstein song, or you'll miss a lot of things...
For the next time. Never stop a Rammstein-Video before they do.
😂😂👍
Sie skiped the beautiful piano version of Sonne😨😨
You can interrupt videos whenever you want to. To make rules about it is more like ideology and then you haven't understood this video.
@@jayeff6712 Sure you can do that.But if you shoot a reaction to a video, then you should watch it completely.Especially in the case of Rammstein. This band sees itself as a total work of art and attaches great importance to the naming of all participants in their videos.Which, by the way, no one else in this form do. It has nothing to do with ideology to remind someone, but you should draw attention to the fact that Rammstein treats all employees of your videos with great respect.Please do not worry if I understood the video.I am German and fan of Rammstein for 30 years.
@@jayeff6712 it’s all about respect. Try it.
the hidden symbols and meanings in this great song:
Before I go through it just some general remarks: the black lady’s persona in the video is “Germania” and she represents Germany (the nation / the people) and in many scenes where she appears the colors black, red and gold (colors of the German flag) are dominant. The video as well as the lyrics are a critical review on Germany’s history.
Main scenes of the video: The first scene with the roman soldiers refers to the battle of Teutoburg forest, the first time the German tribes untied under Arminius against the Romans and ambushed them on their march back to their winter camp + completely annihilated several legions - the Romans would never return and fortify at the Rhine - this could be seen as the birth of the German identity.
The red laser beams throughout the video I think are guiding thread (German expression “roter Faden”" translates to “red thread” and translates to guiding principle / guideline of a story)
When Germania (black lady) in golden armor (black red gold as main colors of the scene pushes the standard into the ground she raises all the dead medieval knights - a reference to the strength of the German people who recovered time after time throughout history from catastrophes (especially, but not only) in the middle ages (crusades, Hunnic invasion, plague, etc.) - the additional meaning i think is the fact that German people several times followed their countries call for War - even if they were already beaten up (e.g. after WWI going into WWII). The standard I guess refers to a relic which was part of the Imperial regalia of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation ("Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation" - the conglomerate of mostly German territories which was ruled by a emperor elected by the highest ranking nobles of the realm and persisted from the 10th century until 1806). This relic, the Lance of Longinus, is dated back to the 8th century and was said to contain in it's tip one of the nails that were used in the crucifixion of Jesus. It was supposed to make any army that carries it into battle invincible. It can still be seen today in a museum called "die Schatzkammer" (the treasure chamber) in Vienna,/Austria the city where I live ;-).
Next scene (fistfight) is from the roaring twenties, the period between the two world wars where upper class society was decadent on the backs of ordinary people + entertainment industry was born.
Next scene shows the Hindenburg disaster (famous German Airship which blew up in flames) during a time of growing industrialization 1930s.
Next Scene is from the communist elite in eastern Germany who was indulging in party and Champaign while ordinary people were poor and the main idea of communism should be equality of the people.
Then the scene in the middle ages - where the monks (representing the church) feast on Germania (the land) and suppress the common folk (underneath the table).
The scene in the prison again refers to the roaring twenties, as Germania is dressed in a Prussian uniform suppressing the German people. Additionally money is thrown away by everybody, a reference to the big inflation in Germany after WWI.
Then the rockets (Nazi German was working on the first warfare rockets called V1 and V2 (V standing for “Vergeltung” which translates to retaliation - fitting to the picture with the rockets, the lyrics are an alliteration on “über” a german pre-syllable/prefix meaning over. “Überheblich (overbearing / presumptuous), Überlegen (superior) Übernehmen (taking over), Übergeben (handing over), überraschen (surprise), Überfallen (ambush), „Deutschland, Deutschland über allen“ (Germany, Germany above everyONE). The line „Deutschland, Deutschland über alleN“ (Germany above everyONE) is a reference to one of the verses of former national anthem of Germany which was in use from 1922 to 1945 and got excluded after WW2 for being too nationalistic. In this verse there was a line “Deutschland, Deutschland über alleS“ (a subtle difference to the line in Rammstein’s version translating to “Germany, Germany above everyTHING”). The actual verse with this line was already written in 1842, long before the formation of Germany as a Nation (which only happened in 1871) - therefore “Germany, Germany above everything” was relating to the importance of uniting the several German ministates, kingdoms and Duchies into one nation. After WWI this verse got taken into the national anthem of Germany as it spoke to the patriotism of the German people but later officially excluded from the anthem since it was deemed too nationalistic. Today this verse/line is generally frowned upon and would be associated with Neo-Nationalism. Using this line in the scene with the concentration camps including the subtle change from “Germany above everyTHING” (which has already the nationalistic connotation) to “Germany above everyONE” which carries an even more nationalistic / racist meaning is a very clever double-reference to the doctrine of racial supremacy in the Third Reich.
The Concentration camp prisoners have symbols sewn on their jackets for the groups the Nazis hunted and killed (yellow star for Jews, Pink triangle for Homosexuals, red symbol for political adversaries (communists). Germania is on the side of the Nazis and has an eyepatch (representing the blind eye that many Germans turned on the atrocities of the Nazi regime.
The Scene where Till is dressed as a woman refers to the left wing terrorist group called “Rote Armee Fraktion” - a terrorist association in the 1970s responsible for several political assassinations and murders as well as a famous kidnapping of German Diplomats in Stockholm.
Then there is the scene with the stake at which books are burned by the Nazis and people are burned by the church (inquisition). Later the monk (church) and the Nazi soldier hug (as the church did not go against the Nazis when they came to power and both organizations were responsible for a lot of intolerance and suffering in their times.
The scene where Germania is dressed in white with a Halo I think refers to the positive, the strength of the German people who recovered time after time from several catastrophic disasters in their history. Later she gives birth to puppies representing the German people. The puppies are from a rare breed of dogs (Leonbergers) who’s population got almost extinct in both world wars (symbolized with the dogs wearing gas masks) but recovered after the wars. In these scenes the band members wear space suits - in my view a reference to the (hopefully) better future of the German people.
In the very last scene of the outro you can once more see Germania with national colors (black, red gold) with black lipstick, red eyes and golden armor before a red/ black background holding an eagle, the heraldic symbol of Germany. Finally, please find below the lyrics of the song as the perfectly convey the message of the problematic relationship many Germans have to their homeland, wanting to be proud of it but not being able to due to it’s difficult history:
One further remark to one of the more important lines of the lyrics: The line in this song "So jung und doch so alt" (So young and yet so old) refers to the fact that the German people with their idenitify have been around for thousands of years, however the actual state of Germany as a nation was only founded very late (1871) thorough the unification of several mini states (Prussia, Hessia, Saxonia, Bavaria, etc.) Here now the lyrics (copied from the internet):
[Verse 1]
You (You have, you have, you have, you have)
Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried)
Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated)
United in heart (United, united, united, united)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are)
Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold)
The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot)
You (You can, you can, you can, you can)
I (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay)
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany!
[Verse 2]
I (You have, you have, you have, you have)
I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry)
One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love)
And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate)
Presumptuous, superior
Take over, hand over
Surprise, invade
Germany, Germany above everyone
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath is cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and a blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Germany!
[Bridge]
You
I
We
All of you
You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary)
I (Übermenschen (translates to “superior humans” - a term the Nazis implicitly used for themselves as the calles other races “Untermenschen” - translating to “inferior humans”), weary)
We (The higher you climb, the further you fall)
You (Germany, Germany above everyone)
[Chorus]
Germany - your heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - my breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
"Next Scene is from the communist elite in eastern Germany who was indulging in party and Champaign while ordinary people were poor and the main idea of communism should be equality of the people. "
What isn't even true, the government in eastern germany was a placeholder governments, since the DDR was just a blocker state against NATO the soviet union was forced to keep, because our 'free west' was not willing to have a peace treaty and intead created NATO, continued 2.WW under a new name and leadership (now the USA itself - which was a big support of the german Nazi regime, even a long time during the war and only went in, when the regime lost and less about stopping the germans, but the soviets to liberate whole Europe on their own). with nukes at the eastern border, a constant threat to be pushed more east, closer to Moscov if the Soviet Union would retreat one sided.
In contrast to western germany, eastern germany paid a high amount of reperations for all the destruction and death the Nazi regime had caused.
East germany was by the way as little communistic as the soviet union itself. Both had socialistic elements in regard of education, health care, housing and alike, but didn't even reach socialism (even less communism, what could develope out of socialism as an evolution of human society), just state capitalism.
Overall the DDR was enslaved by the Cold War, with the Soviet Union having to hold onto it, while not caring much beyond that, with enough problems on their own after the desaster that was 2.WW with over 27 million dead on Soviet side and gigantic destruction, directly followed by Cold War, where pretty much the same kind of people tried to finish what was started, this time with nukes.
This video has so many historic references. From the Roman Empire, to the Bader-Meinhof. Also WWI and WWII. And East Germany and West Germany. It is also important to understand that Rammstein is an East German band. All the members grew up in East Germany. You need to read a lot of history, have an understanding for German culture and also understand the political views of the band to fully understand this song and video.
That's so true.
Rammstein isn't a east German band..
@@EngelinZivilBO Really! All of them where born and grew up in East Germany. And the first version of the band, First Arsch, was founded in East Germany in 1986 by Lindemann, Kruspe and Landers. All members of Rammstein. They changed the name to Rammstein-Flugschau in 1994 when Lorenz and Schneider joined.
@@StarfleetCommand71 yes I know.. But Rammstein was founded long after the east stop exiting.. They are a German band with east grerman members.. But there is nothing like a east German band.. Get over these old borders
@@EngelinZivilBO It is not about old borders. It is about understanding Rammstein as a band.
Wow, did not expect you to do this, but I’m here for it.
You almost made it and then dropped the ball at the very end. Never skip credits in Rammstein videos, this is a rule.
I was like "doooon't do that... don't... raah" :(
@@stephanewantiez164 😂😂same!
yeah she screwed up her video by doing this.
she is primitive, I don't know how this thing called reaction has so many views, she absolutely no depth of judgment and you understand little. in situations where seriousness is needed, she laugh like a child. Her reactions to this are artificial and you are still distracted because every now and then you look somewhere to the right, mockery
@@Wigglythegreat2 Yes.
I'm from The Netherlands, but I understand German very well. This must be a very emotional song for Germans. It's about its history from over 2000 years ago till now. Germany has a lot to be proud of, but also a lot to be ashmed of. Just like my country, the UK , France, the USA and to be honest, almost all current countries. The German problem is that the most recent atrocities came from them. The German generation from after WW2 have struggled with it a lot. But I think it's good to look at your past and remember it. Mein Deutsche freunde, sie konnen stolz sein sein auf ihrem land! (My German friends, you can be proud of your country). ❤
Every country.
Yes, but on the other hand not. This was our dilemma!
Never Skip the Lyrics on a Rammstein Video. Also reading them might give you clues about what is meant, like when at 11:47 it says Ruby Commey as Germania, it might have given you the answer, that you are right about her representing the motherland Germania. Great Reaction!! Love to see you do more Rammstein.
The music video is a total work of art. The lyrics and the individual scenes in the video go hand in hand.
Man, I still get chills from that piano version of Sonne.
Please, never ever drop a minute of a Rammstein video.
Yes she represents Germany and you can see how proud Rammstein is about Germany that they have chosen such a beautiful woman. She is a german actress born in Berlin.
Not only is Rammstein one of the best Bands for me, their Videos are great too. I think Rammstein is an Art Project and all their Songs have a deeper Meaning. It's not just the Lyrics, it's always the Story behind it.
To me this might be the best song Rammstein has ever written! So important, so meaningful. So deep. I still remember all the criticism and turmoil of people who just didnt get it and didnt give a fck and straight away put it in the „right brown corner“. So dumb! So ignorant. I just adore this song. Brilliant. And the video is out of this world - for a music video. Saw them live on the following tour in summer 2018. It was awesome!
I think it's more about the problem of feeling proud of one's own country, because there are so many bad things in the past, but at the same time also things you love about your own country (love-hate-relationship), than about "Vergangenheitsbewältigung". "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" is more like dealing respectfully and correctly with the past and processing it without glossing over, suppressing it or denying it.
Hey Heidi, the woman in the video is the embodiment and represents "Germania" the motherland, the embodiment of Germany. From the ancient Germanic tribes, who were the only ones to resist, and at one point even defeated the powerful Roman Empire in the Tuttember Forest, to through different eras in German history, the video "jumps" from one era to another, deliberately apparently without chronological order. But for every era and through every one there is one thing in common - Germania is always present. p.s. I'm glad you had discovered Rammstein, I love them and so do a lot of people here in Europe. Their genre is so unique, it's not classic industrial metal, their lyrics are always so multi-layered, with powerful messages, some even like poems. Unfortunately, a lot is lost in translation, and if you don't understand German, it's hard to fully grasp the whole concept of the song, but even then, the music and performances, (especially live) are so good, you can enjoy the music alone. They are known for having covered some very difficult topics, which others avoid, and there is literally no taboo or "untouchable" topic for them. Plus their live performances are literally spectacular, (Till Lindemann, lead singer is also a licensed pyrotechnician), so there is no scene he can't do with fire, explosives, etc. And he has such a deep, unique voice, which combined with his acting and body language on stage, literally brings the audience into the story, and makes their concerts unique experiences. I wholeheartedly recommend you to pleaseee🙏 watch the "Du hast" live performance from Paris, as well as "Benzin" from Madison Square Garden, from the USA, a performance from 2019, I think. Trust me, it's really, but REALLY worth a looking. As always, Much love, respect, and best wishes from Serbia, Southeast Europe.🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🥰🍻
The famous forest is called "Teutoburg" to this day, and Germans were also called as Teutonic because of that great battle in 9 AD
Teutoburg forest* my bad, I miss spell it. (keep in mind that English or German are not my "mother languages")😇 I speak them quite well, but they are not.😎
@@mandibiedermann2246 No thats not true, the teutonics were one of many germanic tribes about 2000 years back in time and the forest is called after them or maybe the teutonic knights about 1500 years later, what seems more realistic to me. But that has nothing too do with the battle of teutoburg forest. ^^
@@cookiezx3478 you're totally wrong, the name came after the battle the tribe name was cherusci leaded by Ari romanised Arminius, and The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals. Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, having a small voluntary and mercenary military membership, serving as a crusading military order for the protection of Christians in the Holy Land and the Baltics during the Middle Ages.
@@mandibiedermann2246 Yeah thats right, no question, but there was also a germanic tribe called teutons which settled in northern germany close too nowadays Teutoburg back in times. Because of that tribe the teutonic knights are called teutonic. Thats what i meant to say. ^^ The word Teutonic originates out of the tribes name "teutons" you know :P But still deosn't have a thing to do with the batte of teutoburg forest :D The name for this forest wasnt even there 2000 years ago. It originated maybe 200-300 years ago. Before that it was called shitty dark forest or something else, i dont know XD
FIne reaction, but please never skip...anything...when it comes to a Rammstein-video! 🙂 You´ve probably read this before, in the comments, sorry! Great reaction, thanks!
Rammstein are not only musicians, they are artists. And the create art! Love this band! More, please!
The song/ video takes a very deep look into german souls and how most germans feel about their country. It's a love- hate- relationship. The video is loaded with tons of symbols, that you would have to be German or someone that studied German history to catch onto.
Let's start: in the intro you see Germania (Personification of Germany) during roman/ germanian tribes time.
The red Lazer represents the "red thread" of the story/ history.
Astronauts from the future bringing Germania in a glass coffin (snow-white) so she can lead through the/her german history.
Next you observe the twenties (Weimar Republic).The prison scene representing the rough, violent times especially for the majority of the population struggling to survive. Money raining down/ the great depression. In between Germania is dressed in knight's armor awaking her knights/band with the Lazarus spear.
Next Germania is pushed in a wheelchair by the band through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial with burning bodies.
Next vignette the office scene showing east Germany and west Germany reunited (1989).
Then you're being taken back to mideveal times, monks/ church are feasting off of Germania while the general populus is trapped in the glass coffin below. In most scenes you'll see some church man involved. No coincidence. The clergy had a huge inpact on historical event throughout German history such as wars or political influence/ decisions, and is here often shown in its darker influences.
The concentration camp scene in the background you see V2 rockets ignition. The inmates are wearing different types of stars on their chests, with each star indicating their crime. Homosexuality, jew, and so on.
Than a quick shot of Germania dressed modern with lots of gold leading german shepherds, representing Germany's wealth.
The 70's scene shows the RAF (Red Army - left wing extremists) holding Germania/ Germany hostage.
Next vignette is the witch burnings shifting to the book burnings. If you have a close look, at minute 4:45 you see a church man holding up a cross hugging a Nazi, symbolising the churches over all position to the horrific events happening during 1933-1945.
The birth scene. Germania is giving birth to dogs respectively "Leonberger" a breed preferred by Kings and Queens. The Breed almost went extinct during WW1 and WW2. A cardinal or constitutional judge helping (dressed in red) a new Germany being born.
At minute 5:50 you see the riots against refugees homes in the 90's in Hoyerswerda. Molotovs are being thrown and a car is being pushed over with the help of a man dressed in Nazi uniform.
Than the scenes/ time vignettes start shifting faster and faster, showing every time, when circumstances becoming to extreme everything is falling apart and Germania (dressed in knight's) armor is crying.
The outro is the piano version of the song "Sonne" which completes how we feel thinking of our past: a sense of sadness.
To sum it up. Germany has a long, wild, violent, unique history. It may be regarded as a young state because it has only existed in its current form since 1989. Yet the roots go back a very long time. "Young and yet so old"
There will come a time when Rammstein song lyrics will be analyzed and interpreted in German schools. The song Germany has already made a start and was a topic in some schools at the time of its release due to the controversy.
Im Nebel der Geschichte. Die größte Verschwörungstheorie aller Zeiten.
The twelve years of nazi atrocities are not “unfortunate”. These were people, fellow Germans, that willingly and deliberately tortured and killed millions of innocent humans in death factories. It’s mass murder, mass horror, a memorial for all mankind of what we as a species are able to do in our darkest hours. Never forget and never again! Greetings from Berlin!
Rammsteins music videos are ALWAYS extremely high production value
No is not. This vid costs 6 millions bucks. And looks like fashion photosessions slide show. But look at the dicke titten. Its cheap comedy show level but with great cast btw🤗
Here are the Lyrics when u are interested ;)
TRANSLATION
You (you have)
Have cried a lot (cried)
Separated by the mind (separated)
Reunited by the heart (reunited)
We (we are)
Have been together for a very long time (you are)
Your breath cold (so cold)
The heart is burning (so hot)
You (you can)
Me (I know)
Us (we are)
You (you remain)
Germany
My burning heart
Wants to love and condemn you
Germany
Your breath cold
So young and yet so aged
Germany
I (you have)
I never want to leave you (I know)
One can love you (you love)
And wants to hate you (you have) 1
Be arrogant, feel superior
Undertake, hand over
Surprise, attack
Germany, Germany above all
Germany
My burning heart
Wants to love and condemn you
Germany
Your breath cold
So young and yet so aged
Germany
Your love is a curse and a blessing
Germany
My love, I can't give it to you
Germany
You
Me
Us
You
(You) Overpowering, superfluous
(Me) Superhumans, wearied
(Us) Who rises high, will fall low
(You) Germany, Germany over all
Germany
Your burning heart
Wants to love and condemn you
Germany
My breath cold
So young and yet so aged
Germany
Your love is a curse and a blessing
My love, I can't give it to you
Germany
Hi Heidi,
The song is about the band's ambivalent relationship with their country, on the one hand they love it and don't wanna live anywhere else, on the other hand they're feeling bad about the dark spots in Germany's history.
The video is in my opinion nothing but a masterpiece, full of symbols and hints about german history that even people who are very familiar with history have to watch over and over again to catch it all! Roman times, medival times, witch hunt, 30 years war, golden 20s, Third Reich, GDR, RAF Terror group....
The black lady is representing Germania, also looking sad in the dark scenes of the video, and even her outfit is symbolic: black - red- gold, the colors of the german national flag! There are also some interpretations, why they've chosen a colored actress:
1. Germany today is multi-cultural, wether you like it or not. So, also people with foreign roots born and raised here are part of germany.
2. As far as we know, the human race got the roots in Africa, so even the whitest german is part african.
3. They just wanted to provocate nazis 😉
In my opinion, Rammstein put the finger on the dark sides of german history for 2 reasons: if they would have made a love song about Germany, or even just put some positive lines in it, they would have been again blaimed as right-winged or even Nazis, like their whole career. Plus: real Nazis would have used the song on demonstrations, videos etc. and they wanted to avoid that, because they are definitly NOT a Nazi-Band.
We who love Rammstein also love Nightwish, Sabaton, The Warning, Aurora, Highasakite, Sigrid, Girl in Red, Dimmu Borgir, Jinjer, Arch Enemy & Madrugada ❤️😈🇧🇻
I think you have only anecdotal evidence for that. It might just be you and your friends.
Vergangenheitsbewältigung is what you are looking for. Past-coping/mastery
the piano song in the end is "Sonne from Rammstein". very cool song and music video a rammstein intepretation of snowwithe and the 7 dwarfs.
When you see this video for the first time you think "What did I get into?" But in this video you will find the history of today's Germany. Well, the funny thing about this video is that it's called Deutschland, but for much of history, Germany wasn't even one country at all. But hey, forgive them. It's an intriguing story and beautifully portrayed.
As a Dutchman I can understand the German language well. I also have German roots and that is why I am interested in the German language (also Plattdeutsch). The Netherlands also shares a lot of history with what we now call Germany. And don't get me started on the confusion between Dutch and Deutsch :-) Let me just say: Germany and the Netherlands are brother countries.
A wonderful Masterpice of our past. Für die Ehre und die Werte die für uns alle am wichtigsten sind meine Brüder.
Und Frauen nich so?
Nice reaction! Greetings from Germany (Ruhrgebiet) :-)
People in the reactions are always so confused. 😁 It is a joy to watch. Getting appropriated by the visuals and all the totally different themes and things. haha. Yes, it is a country of many things, with a long, long history - long, long beore the times we now call medival - and yet, managed to transform itsself in so many different direction in the last few hundred years. So much good, so much bad. In a sense, a little like the US, if you wish to view it like that. Beautiful video. Many thanks, much love. Greeting from Germany. Peace! 😁✌
"It looks like Harry Potter to me" 😂😂😂 love it!!!! 🤩. And yes, Rammstein is pure art! Next band should be Nightwish "Ghost Love Score" live from Wacken 2013. This will blow your mind completly, because you will meet the goddess valkyrie of Metal 😍🤪🤩
You nailed it with the woman being a representation of Germany (the credits list her as "Germania", which is Germany's latin name given by the Romans). Please react to more Rammstein :)
Germania is a personificated female figure. Whenever showcased, she wears items representing values. So like in the video the breastplate with the eagle for the power of the German Empire, the sword for the readiness to fight but branches around it to symbolize the readiness for peace, the broken chains for beeing freed and so on.
Skipping a rammstein outro? Really Heidi?! Close to a a crime ;)
As a dutchy I grew up learning to dislike the Germans because of the war.
Then I grew up and Germany became the friendly juggernaut it is today. Pretty much most of our economy is reliant on our trade through and for Germany, the people are obviously wonderful, they took in more refugees as most eu countries combined at a moment where all were hesitant to do so.
Can't say that was their best choice, but it certainly was the right thing to do and the most humane.
And now in the post-russian years, where Germany's Ostpolitik was brutally used by oil mongers to aim for Germany's dependence on oil...even now their move towards sustainable solutions are remarkable. Perhaps they needed the slap in the face to regain consciousness and work on their own power, they deserve that power, they should lead Europe towards better because that's what they've been doing for the past decades.
They're too hurt by their forefathers to take the spotlight, but they're by definition the standard of hard working quality- and rules abiding people.
It's still weird, but I couldn't wish for another neighbor... Germany is beautiful.
My name is Ralf from Germany.
I know I'm very late with my comment.
But I just have to write and give you a big compliment.
I have seen many reactions from people in the USA.
I am very interested to hear the opinions.
But now the real reason why I am writing.
I am so incredibly impressed with your knowledge.
You have explained perfectly what this video is about.
it is a deep look into the soul of many germans.
we have such a great history.
inventions, poets and thinkers, musicians especially in classical music.
i can only recommend everyone to try to find subtitles in their own language.
only then you can understand what it's all about.
Thanks so much, you are Great !!!
Best Regards Ralf
And for Sure, Abo is done.
The instrumental part at the end (the credits) is their song Sonne.
There is a fantastic interpretation of this Rammstein song on RUclips (in English), explaining most of the symbols used: "Deutschland by Rammstein: An Analysis" by Three Arrows
it is practically a summary of German history
"medieval" and in the video there are roman soldiers in the Teutoburg ambush xDDD
a hint, she said it really often: "i dont know whats going on here" ;)
@@karstenbalamagi8463 I understand, but this is the prove that the educational system in the USA is a little bit messed up if a normal person can't distinguish a roman soldier to a medieval one...
Regarding the woman in the video:
The woman is Germania, a personification of Germany of the Romans. She cuts off Varus' head off, a Roman general, and keeps him for most of the video. The Holy Roman Empire (HRE) saw itself as the legal successor of the Western Roman Empire. After kissing her head, she becomes pregnant and gives birth to many Leonberger dogs (symbols of royal splendor), the 1000 small states and principalities on German soil in the Middle Ages. She is sometimes a Nazi, sometimes a victim of the attacks at the Olympic Games, a SED functionary, etc. The church feasts on her body, she is part of the witch burnings but also Josephine Baker and others. In the end, she is shot into space in a glass coffin like Schneewitchen (German fairy tale).
was backstage on a rammstein concert. the guitarist had 10 wemon around him the singer was only dtinking at the bar:)
Übermächtig, Überflüssig, Übermenschen, Überdrüssig --> Über Menschen überdrüssig --> About people weary
The double meaning of this passage is so strong.
4:50 Spot on. She is Germania. Black with gold and red clothing most of the time, same colours as the flag.
And you should check their other sort of recent videos like Angst, Adieu, Zeit, Radio and more. So great.
Rammstein takes me back. In university I lived in a dorm room with eight other guys. One of them was listening to Ramstein non stop I quickly learned to sleep through it like a baby. To this day every time I hear ramstein I remember the good night sleeps.
Very sad history made by +Ram+Love them 4 ever.German poetry is hard to uderstanding but real. You need 2 see them LIVE!!! Best Video Ever!Flake is The Man...I'm Polish by the way...😘
The word you are looking for to describe this video and song is EPIC.
My favourite song is still Feuer Frei, even though it's from their early days. Deutschland is simply a masterpiece.
oooooooohh you dont know which door you just opend! XD 20 videos inc!!! I will be with you all the way!! =)
95% of theres videos are top notch!
1:59 "I was not expecting this to be like a medieval theme" - the Middle Ages started 460 years after the time that scene was set in :)
To give a little context: The video shows several events in German history like the defeat of the romans by uniting several germanic tribes, Hindenburg disaster, the "roaring' 1920s, RAF and of course World War II to name a few. The colored lady in every scene is Germania a personification of Germany, hence she wears red and gold to go with the German flag black, red, gold. The texts describes the struggle of the band with the troubling past and the successes of Germany over the years. "Germany... One can love you, but wants to hate you". Very deep meaning. You have to know German history to catch all references.
The Holocaust as "one unfortunate incident" - well talk about understatement.
But Germany certainly has come a long way since then.
There was also a whole lot before that situation and the reality that ethnic cleansing was pretty fashionable at the time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_and_expulsion_of_Germans_(1944%E2%80%931950)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_cleansing_campaigns
With modern "politcal correct" language it would be more "troubles" or "collateral damage". these old language that calls this Crimes, Massmurder, Genocid would be to negative and uncomfortable.
As someone said: If we would name PTSD still "Shell Shock" maybe the Veterans would get better help.
The comments are turned off, because it IS a divisive piece. You actually did quite a good job of it,. If You want to understand more I recommend you watch Elizabeth Zharoff's (The Charismatic Voice channel) reaction to this one.
If you want to dive deeper into an analysis of the video, try the Three Arrows analysis. It's more than 30 minutes yet it still scratches only the surface. I have come to the conclusion that this video gives more than enough material for a doctorate thesis on either German history, or some sociology topic.
Edit: that Germania, the woman representing Germany, is done using a black actress was a stroke of genius. First off, it puts to rest any potential claims of Rammstein being racist, fascists, or any other kind of derogatory -ists of your choice. Second, it should have given the right wing Neonazis in Germany heart attacks out of shere perplexity.
She is always made up and dressed in specific colors. Either the black of her skin, shiny red lipstick, and some kind of gold armor or clothing. Those are the three colors of Germany's flag, black, red, gold. Or she is dressed in black, white, and red, as a symbol of the Kaiserreich, the 2nd German Empire after the Holy Roman Empire of Germanic Nations.
During the Nazi era she wears an eye patch over left eye, representative of only right wing views.
During the East German scenes she wears a Russian/Soviet Style fur cap for the influence of Moscow over the East German government.
During the Medieval Era, where the monks gorge themselves, either OF or ON her, that represents her powerlessness under the church rule of the Holy Roman Empire.
Just the symbolism packed into her clothes, makeup, and pose allows for a long in-depth conversation.
The rest of the video is as jam packed as only that single line of discussion. It is difficult to state how Rammstein and the producers succeeded at putting so much symbolism into a mere 8.5 minutes.
Edit 2: The idea of Germania came up in the Romantic era. She was seen as a representation of Germany. Unaffected herself, yet a constant observer throughout history, partially participating, yet never judging. Not a goddess per se, but immortal, yet changing with the Germans and German society she is representing. And always just existing, never initiating action herself, but watching what Germans were doing. That was the basic Romantic era idea.
Obviously the Nazis had to grab that idea and twist it into their own version.
During the 18th century nobody in Germany would have thought of representing her by a black woman; it was the time of chubby little Amor statues and all things kitschy. Women had to be well endowed, Rubens figures, with pearly white skin and rosy complexions. That's why it was such a stroke of genius by Rammstein to show that we have become so inclusive that skin color has no more meaning than just more or less melanin, nothing else. At least that's my interpretation of it.
YES! The Three Arrows analysis is awesome.
Thank you! Your interpretation is awesome and very helpful!
This song has become one of my favourites at Rammstein concerts, so much soul to it, 4 months till the next concert and I cannot wait...
Wish we could see them again. Got to travel to see them in September last year. Was worth every penny.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam Saw them last June in Aarhus, with an okay view of the scene, not feuerzone - ruclips.net/video/ofPYE-vd7SE/видео.html , we got tickets for both days this June, with the thought of selling the friday ones (could only get to tickets there, but we had a 3rd person wanted to go, but think we decided its okay with two days of Ramm :))
Nice. We waited the two year delay with our tickets hoping and luckily it all worked out. We were Feuerzone but really so many good seat options available for the concert ruclips.net/video/d5a1soYGLwU/видео.html Been in Denmark 6-7times myself as worked for acompany there for over a decade. Hope to go back some day.
@@ExploringWithBenandSam yeah saw your video, good spot :D it was sold out before we had a chance to get tickets in feuerzone, you need a lot of luck there (at least here in Denmark), lots of Germans and Swedes will come to these concerts. First one was sold out in minutes, going to be the biggest Rammstein concerts in DK, since they are going to build the seating arena, not sure how our seats will be, but from the looks of it, they will be good.
@@Joliie Oh yea when it came on sale we were like "pit tickets?"... "Hell yeah" then we waited lol. But yea definitely worth the experience and the cost for sure. Rammstein just puts on a show for the crowd so everyone can enjoy it.
The Music Video "Engel" from Rammstein is also good. But very good messages are in the song "Ausländer", "Zeit", "Amerika" and "Angst".
they sing "my love i can't give you (germany) ... who climbs high will fall low (germany)" ... its a tragical love and hate song. it's a historical overview.
I’d recommend a video by a channel called Three Arrows which breaks down the symbolism in the video almost shot-by-shot. The guy behind the channel is German, so he brings a firsthand perspective on the subject.
Ok Heidi, but have you seen the live in Paris version of "Du hast". The Rammstein stage show is out of this world. A friend of mine saw them last year in Hamburg and he thought that the local soccer club had to clean the roof of the stadium afterwards cause they burnt so much pyro.
As someone who considers himself to be a big Fan of Rammstein I would strongly recommend their official videos of the Songs Sonne, Mutter and Links 2 3 4! I bet you'll love them!!!
They are ok but some of the more recent ones have such great production and symbolism.
@@Kraakesolv you have to admit "Sonne" video is really amazing
"Mutter" video is also really dark
Rammstein is second to none when it comes to their videoclips. I'd love to see your reactions to Angst, Adieu or even Dicke Titte, which are all from their latest album. They're able to provoke without being cancelled... 😉
Angst, Zeit and Adieu are the most symbolic ones I would say. There is also "Zick Zick". But I think this and also "Dicke Titten" is more for provocation than for deep interpretation.
@@justTyping True, though some parts of Zeit and Angst are also somewhat provocative, in the clips at least... 😉
I do think Zick Zack is a nice way of saying our obsession with looks and age is a little disturbing these days though.
Just another note, but Dicke Titte does have a deeper meaning in my opinion, and the clip reinforces that: he's an old man with cataracts complaining about the fact that he's single, and all he wants is a girl with big breasts, while living in a remote village surrounded by them. In other words: we often set silly standards and don't see what's right in front of us... At least that's my interpretation, Till Lindeman is a poet after all, so none of his lyrics should be interpreted litteraly... 😉
@@oretho6406 don't spoil it! ^^'
@@oretho6406 Nice one.
The woman is Germania..The video is about the history of Germany... For instance Rammstein play with the Aggregat A4 Rockets and with Astronauts. The rocket Aggregat A4 (better known as V2 rocket) was the first artificial object in space. So Nazi germny was the first nation with a objekt in space.
Totsünde in letzter Sekunde !!! 😵💫
...diesmal trotzdem ein 👍
There are references on every frame, starting from Teutoburg forest till some interstellar future: Holy Roman Empire, Reformation, Prussia, WW1, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, DPR, RAF, iconic VII series submarine, Graf Zeppelin disaster, and many other terrible tings which happened to Germany. And this woman is definitely Germany herself, she everytime in the center of attention, she is mostly enjoying of what is going around, she was few times killed but cannot die. And she is black by many reasons, but the key one in rather because it is one more provocation of Rammstein. Notably that this actress was born in Germany after reunion, whish is one more symbol.
Even as a German is is hard to get all the details. It is packed with information of all eras. Germany in the form right now is younger than the US but has at least 2,000 years of history. With all small Germanic tribes merging over centuries to empires in medieval ages. In my area civilisation is only settled around 1000 AD (Holy Roman Empire). It was primeval forest that had to be cleared for larger civilisation. But it is near Neander Valley (Neandertal, North Rhine Westfalia), spot of our ancestor the Neanderthal or Homo neanderthalensis who lived until 40,000 years ago. So, I could be a native Frank or Celt but my ancestry might share blood from Romans, Vikings or Huns as well. It's all history we don't know about. We only have much knowledge about the last two centuries but that is only a tiny bit of history we have.
A few to check out...
Ich Tu Dir Weh (Live from Madison Square Garden)
Mein Teil - (Live Hurricane Festival 2013
Du Hast (Live in Paris)
Dicke Titten(with English subtitles)...the best fun video of 2022!
Rammlied (Live from Madison Square Garden)
Bück dich - Live From Paris 2017
Ich Will (Hurricane Festival 2016) PROSHOT HD (with English subtitles)
Links 2-3-4 / PROSHOT(Download Festival 2016)
Sonne (LIVE Europe Stadium Tour 2019) [Multicam by RLR] 4K
Sehnsucht (Berlin Wuhlheide 1998)
...and last but not least...Zeit (with English subtitles)...beautiful, emotional, and quite possibly the greatest music video ever made.
There are many , many references in the lyrics but also visual , and it all about the German self-understanding , history , and how its affecten their whole identity
The first scene refers to the Battle in the Teutoburger Forest where the Roman Empire lost 3 Legions under Varus almost completely against a coalition of Germanic tribes led by Arminius a prince of one of these tribes and previous hostage of Romans. The lady which is seen n several scenes is Germania the impersonation of Germany.
The video is really a wild ride through the negative times of our German history. you can watch it 50 times and find something new every time. As an example: it took me a long time until I even noticed the WWII submarine next to the autonauts (here at 02:15 min)...
To find everything, you probably have to look at each frame individually...🤔🤔
Oh and the piano at the end... Thats a version of the song "Sonne"
Rammstein does have quite a few music videos that feel like full-on theatrical cinematic productions
One of the meanings of the woman is Isis Unveiled! If you want to know more about it in particular, have a look at the 2 books Isis Unveiled volume 1 and 2 by H.P. Blavatsky.
German is my first language - so as a native pis let me explain as concise as possible many of the hidden symbols and meanings in this great song: In advance
- please apologize the mistakes that I have certainly made as English is not my first language :=)
Before I go through it just some general remarks: the black lady's persona in the video is "Germania" and she represents Germany (the nation / the people) and in many scenes where she appears the colors black, red and gold (colors of the German flag) are dominant. The video as well as the lyrics are a critical review on Germany's history.
Main scenes of the video: The first scene with the roman soldiers refers to the battle of Teutoburg forest, the first time the German tribes untied under Arminius against the Romans and ambushed them on their march back to their winter camp + completely annihilated several legions - the romans would never return and fortify at the Rhine - this could be seen as the birth of the German identity.
The red laser beams throughout the video I think are guiding thread (German expression "roter Faden"" translates to "red thread" and translates to guiding principle / guideline of a story)
When Germania (black lady) in golden armor (black red gold as main colors of the scene pushes the standard into the ground she raises all the dead medieval knights - a reference to the strength of the German people who recovered time after time throughout history from catastrophes (especially, but not only) in the middle ages (crusades, Hunnic invasion, plague, etc.) - the additional meaning i think is the fact that German people several times followed their countries call for War - even if they were already beaten up (e.g. after WWi going into WWIl)
Next scene (fistfight) is from the roaring twenties, the period between the two world wars where upper class society was decadent on the backs of ordinary people + entertainment industry was born.
Next scene shows the Hindenburg disaster (famous
German Airship which blew up in flames) during a time of growing industrialization 1930s. Next Scene is from the communist elite in eastern
Germany who was indulging in party and Champaign while ordinary people were poor and the main idea of communism should be equality of the people.
Then the scene in the middle ages - where the monks (representing the church) feast on Germania (the land) and suppress the common folk (underneath the table).
The scene in the prison again refers to the roaring twenties, as Germania is dressed in a Prussian uniform suppressing the German people. Additionally money is thrown away by everybody, a reference to the big inflation in Germany after WWI.
Then the rockets (Nazi German was working on the first warfare rockets called V1 and V2 (V standing for
"Vergeltung" which translates to retaliation - fitting to the picture with the rockets, the lyrics are an alliteration on "über" a german pre-syllable/prefix meaning over. "Überheblich (overbearing / presumptuous), Überlegen (superior) Übernehmen (taking over), Übergeben (handing over), überraschen (surprise), Überfallen (ambush), „Deutschland, Deutschland über allen" (Germany, Germany above everyONE). The line „Deutschland, Deutschland über alleN" (Germany above everyONE) is a reference to one of the verses of former national anthem of Germany which was in use from 1922 to 1945 and got excluded after WW2 for being too nationalistic. In this verse there was a line "Deutschland, Deutschland über alleS" (a subtle difference to the line in Rammstein's version translating to "Germany, Germany above everyTHING"). The actual verse with this line was already written in 1842, long before the formation of Germany as a Nation (which only happened in 1871) - therefore "Germany, Germany above everything" was relating to the importance of uniting the several German ministates, kingdoms and Duchies into one nation. After WWl this verse got taken into the national anthem of Germany as it spoke to the patriotism of the German people but later officially excluded fom the anthem since it was deemed too nationalistic. Today this verse/line is generally frowned upon and would be associated with Neo-Nationalism. Using this line in the scene with the concentration camps including the subtle change from "Germany above everyTHING" (which has already the nationalistic connotation) to "Germany above everyONE" which carries an even more nationalistic / racist meaning is a very clever double-reference to the doctrine of racial supremacy in the Third Reich.
The Concentration camp prisoners have symbols sewn on their jackets for the groups the Nazis hunted and killed (yellow star for Jews, Pink triangle for Homosexuals, red symbol for political adversaries (communists). Germania is on the side of the Nazis and has an eyepatch (representing the blind eye that many Germans turned on the atrocities of the Nazi regime.
The Scene where Till is dressed as a woman refers to the left wing terrorist group called "Rote Armee Fraktion" - a terrorist association in the 1970s responsible for several political assassinations and murders as well as a famous kidnapping of German Diplomats in Stockholm.
Then there is the scene with the stake at which books are burned by the Nazis and people are burned by the church (inquisition). Later the monk (church) and the Nazi soldier hug (as the church did not go against the Nazis when they came to power and both organizations were responsible for a lot of intolerance and suffering in their times.
The scene where Germania is dressed in white with a Halo I think refers to the positive, the strength of the German people who recovered time after time from several catastrophic disasters in their history. Later she gives birth to puppies representing the German people. The puppies are from a rare breed of dogs (Leonbergers) who's population got almost extinct in both world wars (symbolized with the dogs wearing gas masks) but recovered after the wars. In these scenes the band members wear space suits - in my view a reference to the (hopefully) better future of the German people.
In the very last scene of the outro you can once more see Germania with national colors (black, red gold) with black lipstick, red eyes and golden armor before a red/ black background holding an eagle, the heraldic symbol of Germany. Finally, please find below the lyrics of the song as the perfectly convey the message of the problematic relationship many
Germans have to their homeland, wanting to be proud of it but not being able to due to it's difficult history:
One further remark to one of the more important lines of the lyrics: The line in this song "So jung und doch so alt" (So young and yet so old) refers to the fact that the German people with their identify have been around for thousands of years, however the actual state of Germany as a nation was only founded very late (1871) thorough the unification of several mini states (Prussia, Hessia, Saxonia, Bavaria, etc.)
Here the lyrics in english:
You (You have, you have, you have, you have)
Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried)
Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated)
United in heart (United, united, united, united)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are)
Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold)
The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot) You
(You can, you can, you can, you can) I (I know, I know, I know, I know) We (We are, we are, we are, we are) You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay)
Germany - my heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany -
your breath's cold So young, and yet so old Germany! I (You have, you have, you have, you have)
I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry)
One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love) And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate)
Presumptuous, superior Take over, hand over/puke Surprise, invade Germany, Germany above everything [Chorus] Germany -
my heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - your breath is cold So young, and yet so old Germany -
your love Is a curse and a blessing Germany - my love I can't give you Germany! Germany!
You I We All of you You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary) I (Übermenschen weary)
We (The higher you climb, the further you fall) You (Germany, Germany above everything)
Germany - your heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - my breath's cold So young, and yet so old Germany -
your love Is a curse and blessing Germany - my love I can't give you Germany!
Rammstein really uses a lot of symbols in this song. The real meaning only emerges with the lyrics and the video together. You really have to analyze it more closely and then you will understand the deeper meaning. In this song the Middle Ages, the time of the Romans, the GDR - these historical events are presented in different roles. Of course, the theme of the Nazi era and the persecution of the Jews is also addressed, although its presentation does not differ from the style of the other scenes. A constant in the entire video is a woman who appears as a personified Germany in the different epochs. If you know this woman is representing germany and looking to the video again you will see so much more. I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because: it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless, she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold. Sometimes as a victim, sometimes as a perpetrator. In the text there are also several sections that contradict each other, e.g. "Will love and damn you". Statements like these express Germany's good and bad sides on the one hand. One of the passages like "so young and yet so old". This means that German history began early. But through certain events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the founding of the GDR through which a new era began for Germany. "one can love you and yet hate you!" It is a question of whether you can be proud of your country or not. "Your love is a curse and a blessing. I cannot give you my love." Germany is aware of the good but also dark times and many see the dark times as so extreme that it is difficult to give your country your love and pride. I must have overlooked a few things in the video, but those are the parts that stand out. I was born and raised in Germany myself and feel the same when it comes to being proud of my country. As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany. They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages. it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it). But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war. The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened. he short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
It's about our German history, our German character traits and the conflict within us in dealing with our attitude towards our country.
Greetings from Berlin/ Germany
Hi, I'm from Germany.
Rammstein is playing a classic "Industrial Metal" style. A 50-50 mix of synthesizers and hard metal guitars.
A big part of the German history in one video. The black woman as Germania. Germania is the personification of the German nation. It isn't and wasn't a goddess or Joan of Arc.
The glass coffin: It is Little Snow White from the Grimm-fairytales....and from their own video "Sonne". Only with black skin and in space.
The piano song at the end is the song "Sonne", too.
The words "Germania Magna" at the beginning are a Roman name for the area of Germany, that wasn't conquered by the Roman Empire at that time.
Germania Superior and Germania Inferior were the Roman conquered areas (Roman provinces) of Germany.
The line in this song "So jung und doch so alt" (So young and yet so old) means:
Germany as a unified state is very young. A unified German nation is only existing from 1871 onwards. Before that year of unification Germany was made of countless, little mini-states and the people identified first and foremost as Prussians, Hessians, Saxons etc, etc, etc. and only in a second line of thought they had a lose sense of being somehow Germans, too, as a kind of unifying second identity.
So the area & the landscape where the Germans are living and the Germans themselves as a people...are thousands of years old. But only recently, in 1871, there was a unified Germany as one single state.
So Germany as a unified state is very young...and at the same time it is thousands of years old.
The battle of the Teutoburg forest against the Romans (and Rammstein as Roman soldiers and Germans alike).
That battle is of ABSOLUTE importance for the German history.
The hanged bodies in the trees were the beaten Roman soldiers, who were gruesome sacrificed to the Germanic gods...and were partly nailed to the trees.
The Varus-(Teutoburg)-Battle was already in 9 AD. In 16 AD were the vengeance campaigns of commanding field general Germanicus under Emperor Tiberius Augustus. Therefore we see here the arrival of the Roman troops of Germanicus and they are watching their dead comrades hanging in the trees or getting their heads chopped off (for nailing them to the trees).
In reality the Romans under Germanicus found only the bones of the Varus army in the various ways they were slaughtered, sacrificed and displayed at the trees. Slaves were liberated even decades after the battle.
After the scenes with the Romans we saw the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster (the burning Zeppelin in the background).
The moustaches and clothing from the fight scene are from WWI and post WWI years. From the working class people in WWI and the roaring 20's. In the WWII years later on this kind of big bushy moustache was already out of fashion.
The falling banknotes in the prison are not about corruption. That scene is about the hyper-inflation of the 1920's, that took away the savings of the Germans and left them in deep poverty and desperation.
One had to pay a loaf of bread with a handcart full of nearly worthless banknotes back then and it hit the German people deep down inside and in their souls. Especially the poor ones and the simple workers.
The V2 rocket (first manmade object in space) as technical triumph of the German spirit...and at the same time the killing of the concentration camp prisoners in the bunker factories below the mountains during the production of that rocket.
This scene in the video could be a representation of a very specific concentration camp. It was "Mittelbau-Dora" below the Kohnstein mountain.
A mixture between a big, huge bunker factory for V1 and V2 rockets and a concentration camp.
The concentration camp inmates had several different markings for different kinds of convicts and their "crimes" sown to their chests, like it was in reality, too. A pink triangle for homosexuals, the star of David for Jews and two of them were marked with the double-triangles for Jehovas Whitnesses.
The book burnings of the Nazis and the burning of the witches of the church. In the same scene with the book burning there is EVEN MORE going on. The cooperation of the church with the Nazis, when the priest with the cross embraces the Nazi SA-man.
The scene with the sign with the Hammer and a pair of compasses in a circle of wheat is the sign of the GDR (DDR). The socialist German state in the east that existed before the German reunification.
Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion).
My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams.
Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example.
The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events.
PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany.
PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages.
In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened.
PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.
PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
PPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet.
Till sings the famous, often misinterpreted, line of the "Deutschlandlied" (Song of the Germans), that is not forbidden in Germany but simply isn't sung anymore in our modern national anthem.
Till sings in his version the line "Deutschland über allen" (Germany above everybody) What is a BIG change to the real line in the orginal Deutschlandlied-song. In the original Deutschlandlied song it is written as "Deutschland über alles" (Germany above everything).
The real, whole line of that old Deutschlandlied goes "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles. Über alles in der Welt" (Germany, Germany above everything. Above everything in the world).
This line is often misinterpreted by many people as chauvinism and as a looking down upon all other countries on this planet. But that is wrong and not many people know about that in Germany and elsewhere.
The writer of that famous line didn't meant it in a chauvinistic way.
When that song was written, Germany was divided into umphteenth mini-states, what made Germany relative powerless and defenseless. Therefore the task of German unification was the goal above any other goal for all Germans (at least the writer of the song meant it that way).
So the main goal for all Germans had to be the united Germany. The goal of "(united) Germany above everything else".
That was, how that line was meant by the writer of the song.
The line isn't forbidden, like many people wrongly think. It's simply not sung anymore and not part of the official anthem of modern Germany anymore.
This has NOT its reason in the seemingly chauvinist meaning of "Deutschland über alles", like many people wrongly think. This whole stanza of the Deutschlandlied isn't sung anymore, because in other parts of the stanza are borders and landscapes mentioned, that aren't German borders and landscapes anymore.
We want to live in peace with the people and countries, who are now living in those former German lands and therefore we don't sing about those old borders and landscapes anymore.
It has nothing to do with the "Deutschland über alles" line in that stanza, like many people wrongly are thinking.
Finally:
The scenes I'm now talking about are pretty dark and low light. The WWII submarine in the submarine bunker during the astronauts are walking by with the glass coffin.
I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because:
a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless
b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold
c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE 😄
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PS: RUclips didn't allow me to integrate this information into the bigger text (above) for unknown reasons, therefore I'm posting it here:
The troops, who smashed the Jewish shops during the Kristallnacht (not shown in the video) were SA (Sturmabteilung) in brown uniform and not the later SS (Schutzstaffel) in the black uniform. The SA did all the dirty work at the beginning of the Nazi rise to power...until the "Night of the long knives", an inner-Nazi power struggle, happened. The head of the SA (Ernst Röhm) was killed and from then on the SA was turned more and more into the SS under Himmler.
The book burnings were part of the early Nazi years, too, and were done by the SA, too. One can see the SA burning the books and Till is watching it in a brown SA uniform.
Both, Kristallnacht and book burnings were different things and happened at different times. The book burnings happened over a longer timespan at different locations at different times during the Kristallnacht was one big "event" that happened at one single day.
Kristallnacht means "Crystal Night" and was called that way, because the smashed shop windows of the Jewish shops looked like thousands of crystals on the ground. But in the Rammstein video I've only seen the book burnings.
PPS:
The two beer drinking soldiers to the left side of the table, where Germania is lying on and where the priests are eating Sauerkraut & Sausages from her body, are not French soldiers and they aren't representing the French revolution. Those two beer drinking soldiers are Prussian soldiers and they are emphasizing the importance of Prussia for the German history.
As far as I could see: They were from the era of Friedrich der Große (The Old Fritz), who was of extraordinary importance for German history. Amongst many other achievements he was the one, who brought the potato to Prussia and Germany. That saved many Germans from hunger and the potato became one of the most beloved foods in Germany on that way.
PPPS: The name Rammstein comes from the German town Ramstein (with one "m"). There is an US-airbase and there happened a big, tragic airshow disaster, when two jets collided and fell into the audience.
Therefore all the flames and the burning coat during the song Rammstein and all the fire in their shows in general. But that rather tasteless name and the negative press echo were too much even for Rammstein. So they changed their name later in Rammstein, what indeed means "battering stone".
They delivered a half assed explanation for it decades ago. I've forgotten, what they said. A fact is, that they called themselves after that town and that airshow disaster. Probably for provocation purposes.
Their old song "Rammstein" even tells in other words the story of that disaster and it tells about a fine day with a warm shining sun...and burning people.
Neue Deutsche Härte was always a pretty unsatisfying new name for the music they made mainly: Industrial or Industrial Metal/Rock.
you have been writing this text since 2019, are you tired of copying?
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It isn't the same text since 2019. I've added many informations to this text since then. You only must be able to read. That is the only thing, that is required here.
Great reaction!
The video is a journey through German history. The lady in the main role is Germania (Germany) herself. It starts off with the Roman legions XVII, XVIII and XIX, which were completely destroyed in a forest ambush in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Then, the video moves on through other moments of German history, and lady Germania wears symbols of that era - in Weimar Germany, which was a quite liberal period but marked by hyperinflation, she wears cabaret clothes and the others around her are engaged in a boxing match, then there's communist East German symbolism at some point including the bust of Lenin, the astronaut is probably the one sent by East Germany in a USSR led mission in space (first German in space). The Holocaust imagery is self-explanatory, and if you'll look closer at the emblems on the prisoners chests, you'll see they are the people most commonly convicted to death in the Holocaust: Jewish people, homosexuals and left wing political prisoners. The scene where the medieval monks feast on Germania's body, I can't exactly grasp the symbolism there, most likely it has to do with how the church was gobbling wealth at the expense of the common people and the country herself in the medieval times. I am guessing their glutinous way is a symbol of their immense greed, Germania lies almost dead on the country and they feast on her (Germany was not a single country at the time, it was broken in hundreds of autonomous or independent pieces), and the people underneath in the blood at the suppressed commonfolk. Then again, the rats scene suggests the Black Death too... so who knows. The flaming airstrip scene is likely a reference to the disaster of the Hindenburg airship, which caught fire and burned down near New York City. The piano at the end is a version of Sonne, another great videoclip of Rammstein.
Essentially, every scene is a bit of German history, viewed through a critical lens. Oh, and Germania with the dogs might be a symbol of how hard it is for her to hold off the dogs of war and how hungry they are to be unleashed, or it could simply be an imagistic hint towards the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Or both. And the finale is perhaps a question of what is to come, as Germania ventures into the great beyond.
The woman in the video is intended to represent "Germania" and how she was seen or portrayed herself throughout the ages. For example, decorated with pomp at one time and blind in one eye (eye patch) during the Nazi rule in the Third Reich. Explaining Germania itself is a bit difficult, but most likely it is a symbol of the pride and will of the German people. The dog breed is called “Leonberger” (because you looked so surprised). This also has several meanings, one of which is that this German dog breed almost died out during the world wars and is only thriving again today thanks to the intensive efforts of German dog breeders.
My ancestors are from Germany and this does hit home to me
As Croatian I love the video and Deutschland! 🥰👊💪
You got it right the black woman in the video is “Germania” and she represents Germany. Throughout the video different periods of German history are shown. Through the red laser they jump to a different time. PS: all the characters are played for the band members not only the vocalist.
Hi from Germany, first of all a great reaction to Rammstein !!
A big part of the German history in one video. The black woman as Germania. Germania is the mother of the German nation. It isn't and wasn't a Goddess or Joan of Arc.
I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because:
a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless
b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold
The glass coffin: It is Little Snow White from the Grimm-fairytales....and from their own video "Sonne". Only with black skin and in space. The piano song at the end is the song "Sonne", too.
The battle of the Teutoburg forrest against the Romans (and Rammstein as Roman soldiers and Germans alike).
That battle is of ABSOLUTE importance for the German history.
The hanged bodies in the trees were the beaten Roman soldiers, who were gruesome sacrificed to the Germanic gods...and were partly nailed to the trees.
The Varus-(Teutoburg)-Battle was already in 9 AD. In 16 AD were the vengeance campaigns of Emperor Germanicus. Therefore we see here the arrival of the Roman troops of Germanicus and they are watching their dead comrades hanging in the trees or getting their heads chopped off (for nailing them to the trees).
In reality the Romans under Germanicus found only the bones of the Varus army in the various ways they were slaughtered, sacrificed and displayed at the trees. Slaves were liberated even decades after the battle.
After the scenes with the Romans we saw the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster (the burning Zeppelin in the background).
The moustaches and clothing from the fight scene are from WWI and post WWI years. From the working class people in WWI and the roaring 20's. In the WWII years later on this kind of big bushy moustache was already out of fashion.
The V2 rocket (first manmade object in space) as technical triumph of the German spirit...and at the same time the killing of the concentration camp prisoners in the bunker factories below the mountains during the production of that rocket.
This scene in the video could be a representation of a very specific concentration camp. It was "Mittelbau-Dora" below the Kohnstein mountain.
A mixture between a big, huge bunker factory for V1 and V2 rockets and a concentration camp.
The concentration camp inmates had several different markings for different kinds of convicts and their "crimes" shown to their chests, like it was in reality, too. A pink triangle for homosexuals, the star of David for Jews and two of them were marked with the double-triangles for Jehovas Whitnesses.
The book burnings of the Nazis and the burning of the witches of the church. In the same scene with the book burning there is EVEN MORE going on. The cooperation of the church with the Nazis, when the priest with the cross embraces the Nazi SA-man.
The scene with the sign with the Hammer and a pair of compasses in a circle of wheat is the sign of the GDR (DDR). The socialist German state in the east that existed before the German reunification.
Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion).
My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams.
Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example.
The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events.
PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany.
PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages.
In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened.
PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.
PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
PPPPPS: My interpretation of the glass coffin is Little Snow White in space, like I wrote before.
PPPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet.
In Ramstein songs you have to "read between the Lines", there´s always a deeper Meaning to their songs.
Rammstein are one of the few who still make quality videos. most artists just walk in front of the camera in fashionable clothes.
Try this:
"Deutschland" (Germany) = DOYTSH-LHUNT
"Rammstein" (lit. ramming stone) = RUM-SHTINE
I just watched your Nightwish video
Then saw this one, and in keeping with your leaning towards educational and informative videos (as you stated at the beginning of the Nightwish video), you might want to react to some of Sabaton's songs from their 'The Great War' and 'The Art of War' albums.
They pick parts of history and make metal songs about them :D
Greetings from germany. I really recommend to watch the youtube video "Deutschland by Rammstein: An Analysis" from the channel "Three Arrows". It is an english analysis of the song and the video footage with all the backstory behind it. That is a must watch to understand the complexity behind this masterpiece of Rammstein.
Maybe you could even do a reaction on the Analysis?
Some of the symbolisms:
-The woman is Germania, the personification of Germany (like Uncle Sam for the US or Britannia for Great Britain). In the beginning is the battle of the Teutoburg Forest:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(personification)
-The feasting priests is a symbol of the 30 year war, the clergy is living it up and feasting on the country, and the ordinary people are suffering below the table.
-The cross-dressed band is symbolising the communist and anarchist terrorist groups of the 1970s in West-Germany, (Red Army Faction and 2nd june movement) taking Germania hostage (with an explosive belt).
-Till wearing that hat is a symbol to Erich Honecker, the long year chairman of the East German communist party and head of state of East Germany.
The dogs are "Leonberger", that dog race that almost extinct after World War 1, only 5 survived. And after WW2 they were almost extinct in Germany. The ones you find here today can all be traced back to the 8 examples that survived WW2.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonberger
Thank you for taking your time with it and putting some thought in it. I don't know why, but when people don't do that, i somehow feel offended. It is not important if you interpret it "the right way", Rammstein leave room for individual interpretation. What i think is interesting is not so much the historic references, but the interaction between Germania and the band and how they enact those references. Like Germania cutting Tills head off and keeping it like a trophy. Germania raising the band from the dead, having them fight for her and die again for her. The band on their knees infront a Germania with a gloriole. And later holding the dogs that Germania gave birth to, whatever that's supposed to mean. With Rammstein you never know if anything has a deeper meaning or none at all.
The whole videoclip is in three colors... black red and yellow! The German flag! Genius!
I've heard that this master piece video was at least 6mio dollars in production value
With “Vergang something” you mean Vergangenheitsbewältigung. Wiktionary describes it as: coping with the past (especially with a problematic part of a nation's history).
All we learned from these events is that at some point love for your community turns into hate for those outside of it. We didn't actually figure out where that point is or how to prevent it from happening again. So watching countries slide down that slope again feels bad.
This video is a fucking masterpiece.
There is a 40ish video on RUclips explaining the whole video meanings and everything. I can’t remember what it’s called exactly. But definitely a good video to watch
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