Engel (feat. Bobo)

Definitely one of the most underrated Rammstein songs ever. Whenever anybody mentions Rammstein, people will immediately think of Du Hast, which is good in its own right, but Engel is just 100 times better - the guitar, the whistling, the lyrics: one of my all-time favorite Rammstein songs...

That, or just satanic and they're just saying its better to be a demon and live someplace warm :p

Yeah, you can shock Americans with practically anything. When the original cover of Herzeleid (Rammstein's first album for the culture-barbarians who don't know) came out they had to change it immediately, because everyone went like "ZOMG those are half-naked Germans on the cover, they must be NAZIS lolololol!!!!111oneone" Please....

As for the song itself, I think it's a really original take on being an angel.

I love how Rammstein shows the more poetic side of modern music, really gives you hope that not all of us are going to hell. To bad I'm not one of them,but oh well, I don't really want to be an angel anyway.

It's kind of a poorly researched song. Christians recognize angels as transcendent entities. We don't "become" them after we die. This misconception comes from artist depictions of people "gaining their wings". Angels don't have wings. What purpose would "wings" serve for a being that transcended the universe? Would you say people who deny Jesus Christ "become" demons after they die. lol. Of course not. The idea of becoming an angel is as nonsensicle as becoming a bird or a snail. They're wholly different entities.

On a side note, this song seems to be about fear of transcending. Fear of leaving earth.

Mue91's translation is very good. For my $.02 I use a bit different because it is more melodic and works more comforably for me in engilish (though I actually feel pretty comforable keeping most of the german syntaxt intact and letting it sound yodaish) while sill preserving the german meaning. I think the original German lyrics are more about conformity and what people give up to try to be part of a group, whether it is christian or the in crowd. The english lyrics are extremely different. It isn't even the same song.

A few notes. Angst means fear but also specifically is used in existentialism to mean fear of failing in one's duty to god. So it is notable that angst is attributed to angels and I doubt that was a coincidence.

Those who live well on earth Will be angels after death They live in heaven so you ask then Why it is you can't see them

But when the clouds have gone to sleep Angels can be in heaven seen They are full of fear and so alone God he knows I will no angel be

They live behind the sunshine Separated from us by a gulf so wide They must hand on to the stars so tight Ore else they'll fall from heaven's height

But when the clouds have gone to sleep Angels can be in heaven seen They are full of fear and so alone God he knows I will no angel be

God knows I don't want to be an angel.

This song is fucking awesome, I don't care about the lyrics of what they mean.

yea, definitely on of the greatest songs by Rammstein...he talks about how he doesn't wanna be an angel when he dies..blah blah, ya'll know this... =D

Great song… the video is cool to…