☝️ Key Points
- The singer falls in love with Cordula Grün after seeing her dance and spends a night with her
- Cordula hides from the singer that she is married and that her husband no longer lives with her
- The singer feels betrayed once he learns about Cordula's marriage, but he can't stop loving and desiring her
- Despite his confusion and disappointment, the singer still sings a love song for Cordula in the tram
- The title 'Cordula Grün, you are so hard to understand' shows the complexity of love, betrayal, desire, and the difficulty of letting go of someone you love
Interpretation
The song 'Cordula Grün' by
Josh tells the story of an unexpected and complicated love relationship. The singer sees a woman named Cordula Grün dancing and is immediately fascinated by her. They spend the evening together, drinking, and she invites him to her home as her husband no longer lives with her.
The line 'Whoever leaves first, loses' suggests a playful challenge and shows that they both enjoy their time together. The singer is so enchanted by Cordula that he even sings a love song for her on the tram.
The next day, the singer realizes that he only wants Cordula, even though she withheld from him that she is married. She is married to a pediatrician who also saw her dancing and asked her if she wanted to marry him, to which she said yes.
The singer is confused and feels betrayed, but he would still like to see her again as he still sees her dancing when he thinks of her. The chorus 'Cordula Grün, you are so hard to understand' shows his confusion and lack of understanding about her actions and decisions. Despite the complications and the fact that she is married, the singer can't stop thinking about her and wanting her.
Overall, the song is about the complexity of love, deceit, desire, and the inability to let go of someone you love, even when the circumstances are complicated.