☝️ Key Points
- The song is about an important love, a separation, and the regret felt afterwards.
- The lines 'You and me and then nothing for a long time' underline the depth of the relationship and the emptiness felt after the separation.
- The metaphor of the fog represents confusion and uncertainty after the separation.
- The expression 'It's a shame about the lost time' emphasizes the singer's regret and remorse over lost time.
- In the end, the lyrics suggest a reunion and reconciliation.
Interpretation
The song 'Du und ich - und dann ganz lange gar nichts' by
Udo Lindenberg is about love, separation, and reunion, and the reflection and regret associated with it. The lyrics tell a story in which the singer waits for the sunrise and reflects on a lost love.
In the verses 'Du und ich und dann ganz lange gar nichts', the singer expresses how important the relationship was to him and how empty and meaningless everything else seems without that love. The fog through which one blindly wanders represents the uncertainty and confusion that a breakup brings.
The expression 'Wie lang kann man blind/Durch'n Nebel wandern/Und sieht nicht den einzigen wirklichen Andern' shows his regret and understanding that he made a mistake by overlooking the significance of the relationship.
The lines 'Hab lange gebraucht,/Es tut mir leid./Es ist Schade um die/Verlorene Zeit.' express his regret and sorrow for the lost time.
The song ends on a hopeful note, as the singer tells the morning wind that they are together again. This suggests a reconciliation and reunion.