Rammstein: Mutter, lyrics

song mutter from the album mutter from rammstein with english and german lyrics, the sound is from the original CD

[DairwoodBarton]

The reason why I’ve always been a Rammstein fan. Their songs are like stories it’s not two or three lines, over and over again. Rammstein is very poetic.

[adamboucher]

The best thing about rammstein is you dont need to know german to feel what the song is trying to convey. True artistry with these guys

[StevieJJhall]

The best thing about being german? Understanding Rammstein :D

[mradmaza]

I never fail to get chills when I hear the bridge of this song. The way he sings carries so much power and emotion

[notshanekid]

Tried to improve my German by listening to German songs, so I searched ''best German rock band'' which end up brought me here, one of my best decision ever.

[BloodyLuna]

Since from what I've seen so far in the comments most are still confused about the song and what it is about.
So here it is.

The song is about a child (specifically a boy) that wasn't naturally born in a womb but in an experiment. Therefore not having true biological parents.
In the song first he explains how he was created and how different from biologically born children he was. (I say was because this is sang, shown and narrated by an adult man) From the loud choirs of "MOTHER" (at the beginning of the song) also while he continues to describe all other things he couldn't and wasn't allowed to do and have, he describes his hatred towards the childhood and birth he had and his hatred towards his "mother".

He later on continues to describe his revenge, planning to kill his "mother" and himself afterwards and then dumping her into the river.
While he (possibly) killing his "mother" he fails to kill himself and the choirs of "MOTHER" that at first represented his hatred towards "her", it's now viewed as a helpless cry to his "mother". "Mother...Mother. Mother? MOTHER!" as if coming to the realization of what he has done, and despite hating "mother" he now cries for her like a helpless lost child.
When the song is coming to the end we can hear as he begs or perhaps even prays to God or to "mother" to "Give him strength".

Fun fact!
Till Lindemann and Richard Kruspe both said that this song was reference to their unhappy childhood relationships with their own mothers.

[TiltedTilterGaming]

Without reading the lyrics, without understanding the words, this song perfectly encapsulates all the pain and sorrow my heart feels having lost my father twice.

It makes me weep.

[excusemesir]

One of the greatest songs ever written & recorded. Without hesitation, I label this a masterpiece.

[ghostgirl]

My husband is finally learning German with me because of this band

[capybara]

This song is really sad, but my god it’s beautiful

[totoybrown]

Mein = My
Kraft = Strenght

*Minecraft’s hidden meaning has been unsealed.*

[arghyadas]

Probably the most original emotions of Lindemann is depicted by this song.. love this Deutscher from the bottom of my heart...When he does his commanding screams from the stage every time the cries of an orphan baby plays in disguise, even before hearing the song I could understand this emotion.

[victormartinez]

I think the most epic part is when he says. Mutter? Mutter? Mutter

[cameliabadica]

Such a beautiful language, yet so hard to learn.

[Ilikewoodash]

I like how you made the "MUTTER" in capitals

[anafiess]

This reminds me so much of my grandma, who was german and had alzhemer. Sometimes she would call for her mother, saying "mutter mutter" while she cryed because she thought her mother was still alive. Poor old woman, how she suffered.

[ReddFlameFilms]

In my mind, this song tells a more dark romantic tale, parallel to the child cloning story that the song was written to be. To me, this song represents the loss of the strange mix of maternal and sexual love you get from a partner. My former lover, in a strange way, loved me the way a mother would love her child. I watched her deteriorate before me, and there was nothing I could do to stop it, as hard as I tried. It was as if I walked in on an affair. So when this forbidden, taboo love was gone, it felt as if I had lost a piece of myself. The entire song, in my eyes, is a song that you feel ashamed and guilty for loving it in a dark way, like the song itself is watching you and shaming you for being such a strange individual. It is a complex emotion brought forth by a genius piece of music, seemingly eerily amplified in this rendition. Beautiful work.

[Biggchad]

I practically learned to speak German just by listening to Rammstein so much

[ItalianWarrior]

Sometimes the person that hurt you the most, is your own mother

[goomgoom]

This song makes me respect German music. I've studying German and I finally felt confident enought to listen to some music. It's good and when he say gib Mir Kraft it sounds epic in German.