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Jun 02, 2006 @ 19:39:07 | #4 | unspokenwords
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22/F/In la la land., Join Date: Sep 2005 | here you go...
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The whole song is a play on German wedding vows (Wollt Ihr einander lieben und achten und die Treue halten, bis da** der Tod euch scheide? - Do you want to love and respect each other and to remain faithful, until death separates you?). Instead of answering with "Ja" (yes), the singer says "Nein" (no) , finally answering the question he said "nothing" to in the beginning.
The title is commonly interpreted as "You have", but is really a long play on words: du hast means "you have", while du hasst, spelled differently but pronounced the same, means "you hate". The pun is illustrated by a comparison of the German version, a literal English translation, and the band's non-literal English version of the song."
link [en.wikipedia.org]
 "You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun" | | 0 Kudos  | Edited: June 02, 2006 @ 19:39 | |
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