☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics are about the singer's longing for a person who left a year ago.
- The singer wonders why the person still talks to him even though they are not together.
- The strawberries in the snow symbolize the incompatibility between the two.
- The singer wants to understand why the person still talks to him even though they are separated and why she is not with him.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song 'Erdbeeren im Schnee' by
Matthias Reim are about a call from a person who left a year ago. The person claims to have their life under control now, but suddenly thinks of the singer. The singer remembers how great it was with them and how he feels now on the ground. He wonders why the person still talks to him even though she is not with him.
The singer compares the person's mouth to red strawberries in the snow and their gaze to wild waves on the lake. He wonders why the person still talks to him even though she is not with him. He also wonders if her kiss is still so hot that it burns and if her heart is still so big that it knows no limits. He wonders again why the person still talks to him even though she is not with him.
The person tells the singer that she now lives in London and is in the spotlight. She claims to be fine without him. However, the singer doesn't care about all that. He still wonders why the person still talks to him even though she is not with him.
The song expresses the singer's longing for the person and his confusion about why they still have contact despite not being together. The strawberries in the snow symbolize the incompatibility of the two - like the red fruits that stand out in the white snow. The singer wants to understand why the person still talks to him even though they are separated and why she is not with him.