☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics are about a man who is alone in the darkness and thinking about his beloved person.
- He longs for physical contact and misses the laughter of the wind and the crying of the rain.
- The singer wonders why he still dresses up if he is alone in the earth.
- He hopes that a warm tear will fall on his grave to give him warmth.
- Despite the gloomy situation, there is a spark of hope that he can go to his beloved person to bring them to him and not freeze.
Interpretation
In the lyrics of the song "I lieg am Rucken" by
Ludwig Hirsch, it's about a man who is alone in the darkness and thinks about his beloved person. He feels surrounded by confinement and humidity and misses physical contact. The singer describes how he longs for the laughter of the wind and the crying of the rain. But instead, there is a harsh silence in the earth where he lies.
He describes his outward appearance, how his shoes are polished and his hair is done. But he wonders what it's all for. Maybe the beloved person is above crying, and maybe a tear even reaches him. He asks for a warm tear to fall on his grave, because he is so cold.
The singer tries to imagine a dead person rising from the grave at midnight, but he knows it's just a joke and there's no ghost hour. He swears that he hasn't moved an inch, he wants to go to his beloved person.
Suddenly, he feels a strange tingling on his toes - it's the first worm. The singer imagines the worms attacking his beloved person and they can't defend themselves. He hopes that maybe a salty tear will fall on his grave to drive away the worms.
Despite the gloomy situation, there is still a spark of hope in him. He hopes to be dug up and be able to go to her to bring her to him and not freeze.