This bypasses "things I want to write" and goes right to "things I really shouldn't".

[stunt_muppet]

But first, Useless Fact Time: After looking at lyric translations for both, I've realized that Rammstein's "Dalai Lama" actually tells the exact same story as Sarah Brightman's "Figlio Perduto". Really. Both are based on the Goethe poem "Der Erlkonig"; the Brightman song is an Italian translation of the poem itself, while the Rammstein song is a

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[laguera25]

As far as I can tell with my rusty, limited German, "Donaukinder" is about the Donau River and the loss of its aquatic life through pollution. Hence, "Wo sind die Kinder?"(the children of the river). It's quite beautiful, if a little odd to hear Till crooning about missing fish. Between this and "Haifisch", I say Till was thinking green, bless him.

[stunt_muppet]

Wow, I never would have guessed that. That's two more songs about fish then I think any other Rammstein album has.

Thank you!