Echt - Du Trägst Keine Liebe In Dir

Hello to all

Posted for corrections. When I finalize this I will use what’s on the left of the / unless someone comments or has a better suggestion. All comments and suggestions are welcome.
Here is a link if you want to listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN8ZLw0TdKQ



Echt - Du Trägst Keine Liebe In Dir
You carry no love in you

Du ziehst nervös an deiner Zigarette.
Du hast das Rauchen wieder angefangen.
Du fragst mich nach meinem Befinden.
Wie du siehst ist es mir gut ergangen.

You draw nervously on your cigarette.
You started smoking again.
You asked me for my condition.
As you can see everything went well in my life.


Du schweigst und schlägst die Augen nieder.
Mit deinem neuen Freund ist es schon vorbei.
Es scheint das passiert dir immer wieder.
Kannst nie lange bei jemandem sein.

You are silent and lower your eyes.
With your new friend it is already over.
It seems that happens to you again and again.
Can never be with anyone for long.


Du bist immer noch verdammt hübsch anzuschaun'.
Doch ich würde nicht allzu lange darauf baun'.

You are still pretty damned good-looking
But I would not rely on that for too long


Ref:
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir,
nicht für mich und für irgendwen.
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir,
dir nachzutrauern hat keinen Sinn mehr.
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir,
dich zu vergessen war nicht sehr schwer.
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir.

Because you carry no love in you
Not for me and not for anybody
Because you carry no love in you
To you trust has no meaning anymore
Because you carry no love in you
To forget you was not very difficult
Because you carry no love in you


Deine Augen sehn' verzweifelt.
Dein Lachen klingt so aufgesetzt.
Bild' ich's mir ein, oder hab' ich dich etwa nach
So langer Zeit verletzt?

Your eyes look doubtful.
Your laugh sounds fake.
I figure it’s me, or have I perhaps after
such a long time still caused harm?


Ich habe dich noch nie so gesehen.
Du fragst mich, ob wir uns wiedersehen.
Doch es gibt kein zurück mehr
Und du brauchst mich nicht mehr.

I’ve never seen you like this
You ask me, whether we will be together again.
But there is no going back
and you no longer need me.

Du bist immer noch verdammt hübsch anzuschaun'.
Doch ich würde nicht allzu lange darauf baun'.

Hello againnnnnn

Funnily enough I, in the majority of cases, prefer the translation right of the / -- both are, however, equally right. It's just a matter of taste as always.

Very good job all in all!

Good night for now

See you soon!


Echt - Du Trägst Keine Liebe In Dir
You have/carry no love in you
I'd favour the second alternative personally!

Du ziehst nervös an deiner Zigarette.
Du hast das Rauchen wieder angefangen.
Du fragst mich nach meinem Befinden.
Wie du siehst ist es mir gut ergangen.

You pull/draw nervously on your cigarette.
You started smoking again.
You asked me how I am /for my condition.
As you can see it’s going well for me/ it is good for me.
As you can see everything went well/turned out well (in my life -- probably in the time "you" weren't there is what she is referring to)


Du schweigst und schlägst die Augen nieder.
Mit deinem neuen Freund ist es schon vorbei.
Es scheint das passiert dir immer wieder.
Kannst nie lange bei jemandem sein.

You are silent and lower you eyes. (cool, now I've also learned something. I had no idea what "Augen niederschlagen" meant )
With your new friend it is already over.
It seems that happens to you again and again.
Can never be with anyone for long.


Du bist immer noch verdammt hübsch anzuschaun'.
Doch ich würde nicht allzu lange darauf baun'.

You are still pretty damned good-looking
But I would not rely on that for too long


Ref:
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir,
nicht für mich und für irgendwen.
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir,
dir nachzutrauern hat keinen Sinn mehr.
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir,
dich zu vergessen war nicht sehr schwer.
Denn du trägst keine Liebe in dir.

Because you have/carry no love in you
Not for me and not for anybody
Because you have/carry no love in you
To you trust has no meaning anymore
Because you have/carry no love in you
To forget you was not very difficult
Because you have/carry no love in you


Deine Augen sehn' verzweifelt.
Dein Lachen klingt so aufgesetzt.
Bild' ich's mir ein, oder hab' ich dich etwa nach
So langer Zeit verletzt?

Your eyes look uncertain/doubtful.
Your laugh sounds false/fake.
I imagine/figure it’s me, or have I perhaps after
such a long time still caused harm?


Ich habe dich noch nie so gesehen.
Du fragst mich, ob wir uns wiedersehen.
Doch es gibt kein zurück mehr
Und du brauchst mich nicht mehr.

I’ve never seen you like this
You ask me, whether we will see each other again/be together again.
But there is no going back
and you no longer need me.

Du bist immer noch verdammt hübsch anzuschaun'.
Doch ich würde nicht allzu lange darauf baun'.

Hi Cosmonaut


I put your correction in. I am going to wait a little and see if any one else has a preference on the other stuff. I just put the note in because no one usually says one way or the other and I would prefer to know which people think is better. I have a question. What in the song leads you to believe it is a woman talking to a man? I read and reread and unless I am missing something it could go either way. When I was doing the translation I was thinking just the opposite. Maybe it's built-in bias.

Curiously awaiting your answer, Macbard

Ohh, I also think it's a man talking to a woman because he says "hast ein neuen Freund" etc not "hast eine neue Freundin". Unless the man is homosexual (which is rather unlikely) it's the man talking to the woman here

I'm sorry if I told you otherwise before. I was merely confused due to being sleepy!

Hello Cosmonaut

Maybe I'm not thinking too clear. I thought from your note about her referring to the time he wasn't there indicated a woman talking to a man. I took all the referrences to "you" as referring to the woman. I didn't factor in the Freund/Freundin because I'm still not too sharp on watching out for those kinds of distinctions. It's not that big of a deal. I just thought that I was missing a clue and I was, but it was one that confirmed what I already thought. I'm glad you pointed that out I'll try to be more watchful from now on. Still a lot to learn and remember. I looked over the / lines again, I'm going with your preferences.


You are silent and lower your eyes. (cool, now I've also learned something. I had no idea what "Augen niederschlagen" meant
I'm not positive but it seems right.


See you later, Macbard