Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir
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"Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (I am the longing in you) is a song by Die Toten Hosen
. It's the lead single and the third track from the album Zurück zum Glück
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It's a nostalgic song about a life together with somebody. The narrator sings about how much he affected the other side and that what she did.
It shows clips of various people and what they are missing (the word is shown on or near them): "to see you again", "warmth", "clarity", "to get to know my father", "a miracle", "a girlfriend", "to move the soul", "honour", "Maria", "to be young one more time", "forgiveness", "to be world champion", "courage", "justice", "a daughter", "to be somewhere else", "to fuck", "freedom", "respect".
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. It's the lead single and the third track from the album Zurück zum Glück
Zurück zum Glück
Zurück zum Glück is the tenth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The cover is designed by Dirk Rudolph.-Track listing:# "Kopf oder Zahl" Zurück zum Glück (Wordplay: Back to happiness/Fortunately back) is the tenth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The cover...
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It's a nostalgic song about a life together with somebody. The narrator sings about how much he affected the other side and that what she did.
Music video
The music video was directed by Philipp Stölzl.It shows clips of various people and what they are missing (the word is shown on or near them): "to see you again", "warmth", "clarity", "to get to know my father", "a miracle", "a girlfriend", "to move the soul", "honour", "Maria", "to be young one more time", "forgiveness", "to be world champion", "courage", "justice", "a daughter", "to be somewhere else", "to fuck", "freedom", "respect".
Track listing
- "Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir" (von Holst/Frege, Weitholz) − 4:03
- "Es geht auch ohne" (It's okay without) (Meurer/van Dannen, Frege) - 2:07
- "Niemandslied" (No one's song) (van Dannen, Frege/van Dannen, Frege) - 2:24
- "Fallen" (Falling) (Breitkopf/Frege) - 3:30
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| 2004 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2004 | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2004 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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