Meaning of the song Sonne by the rock band Rammstein. Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko once asked the Rammstein band to write a song to which he could effectively enter the ring in official fights. He was not familiar with any of these musicians, so someone from his team approached them. The Klitschko brothers are very popular in Germany, so the members of Rammstein happily got down to business and composed a composition with the working title Klitschko, which was later replaced by Sonne (“The Sun”).
But here’s the bad luck: Vitaly rejected the song. According to one version, it seemed to him too heavy (it is not clear what he expected from Rammstein?). According to another, he did not like some images from the text. In general, the elder Klitschko decided that the track The Best (“Best”) performed by Tina Turner would be more suitable for such a “garner lad” like him. Under it, he continued to clobber opponents, and Sonne remained out of work.
The story of creation and the meaning of the song Sonne – Rammstein
It is difficult to say how the history of the Sonne song would have developed if Vitali Klitschko had liked it, but even without that, her fate was successful.
It was released as the first single from the album “Mutter” and became one of the most popular Rammstein compositions, which the band performs at almost all concerts.
Meaning of Sonne – Rammstein
A spectacular clip was filmed for Sonne, in which the musicians appear as dwarf miners worshiping the arrogant and cruel Snow White. They came up with the idea for the video when an old Disney cartoon was playing on TV in the studio and Sonne was playing in the same room.
At the same time, there were several dozen other topics for the video for the song Sonne. In one version, the band members were supposed to appear as the crew of the American Enola Gay aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. But still they decided to stop at the original interpretation of the fairy tale about Snow White.
Paul Landers explained their choice:
The image of several outrageous and arrogant guys was fixed behind us, therefore at least once to appear before the public not in the form of criminals, but in the role of victims was a good idea.
And Christoph Schneider described the idea this way:
We decided to show the dark side of this fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, because it is, in fact, quite dark and cruel. We play the roles of dwarves who both worship and admire this woman, but also hate her, because Snow White forces them to work and get drugs for her. The price for us is the opportunity to admire its beauty.
As you understand, given who Sonne was written for, it is not worth looking for a connection between its text and the plot of the video. However, many music lovers, judging by the reviews on foreign music sites, have succeeded in this.
After the release of the Sonne video, the Rammstein group was accused of promoting drugs, about which Till Lindemann said:
Here it was just shown how the use of all kinds of filth can end. Drugs are glasses that a weak person puts on when he is afraid to face the difficulties of life.
And now we are watching a wonderful video clip of Sonne and once again enjoying a great song.
Interesting Facts
- In the original version, the song “Klitcko” differed significantly from the final version, which was called “Sonne”.
- The role of Snow White was played by Russian model Yulia Stepanova. However, in fact, a tall basketball player was filmed, and Yulia’s face was superimposed later using computer graphics.
- There is also an extended version of the video for “Sonne”.
- Till Lindemann claims that this is his favorite Rammstein video.
The meaning of the video Sonne — Rammstein
It is difficult to judge the meaning of a song without understanding the meaning of the video for it, because the video is an illustration inextricably linked with the song, seeking to reveal its essence. Especially for the Rammstein group, whose videos are large-scale and meaningful stories. So, what’s the point of the video for the song “Sonne”?
First, it is worth telling the story of the creation of the composition. Vitali Klitschko asked Rammstein to record a song to which he planned to enter the ring. When the completed composition was presented to the customer, Klitschko, for reasons unknown to us, wanted to choose another song and refused the services of the German group. This situation was reflected in the change in the name of the song: the original – “Klitschko” was replaced by “Sonne” (which translates as “Sun”.
The text of the song, which refers to the Sun, has also changed slightly. It is in the hands of the performer, he claims to be able to control it. The star has a huge, unusual power, she is aware of this, as she is aware of the damage that she can cause to people. The sun asks others for courage and promises not to harm anyone. However, the last lines of the couplet, which are almost invariably repeated twice, warn that the Sun may not set today. In this case, everyone should “count to ten”, but it is not clear how this countdown will end – perhaps the death of all life, perhaps, on the contrary, eternal life and its triumph.
The shooting of the video took place after the end of the story with the refusal of Vitali Klitschko to use this composition for going to fights, so it is impossible to find any connection with this situation in the video. Interestingly, the director and band members claimed that they had a huge number of plot options for presenting the song in the form of a video – about forty in total. It is difficult to find information about other options and ideas, but it is known that the participants wanted to tell the story of Hiroshima. No one would be surprised and would not consider it too extraordinary for the group – in their work they often show really unpleasant and terrible episodes from history.
After all, the clip is an alternate version of the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Gnomes are members of the group, they work hard in the mines to get drugs for the beauty (there is a version that they mine gold dust). For their work, the dwarves have the opportunity to admire the beauty of Snow White. She is played, by the way, by a model from Russia, Yulia Stepanova. Snow White owns her face, CGI-drawn to the body of basketball player Robert. One terrible day, Snow White overdoses. The dwarves are deeply saddened by this, they place the girl’s body in a glass coffin and are going to leave it on top of the hill. But when the coffin touches the ground, an apple falls from a tree growing nearby – the glass of the coffin breaks, and the beauty comes to life.
At first glance, it seems that the meaning of the video differs from the meaning of the song, but the composition says that it is dangerous to get burned by unearthly beauty. This is what happened to the dwarfs, who suffered from attachment to the beauty of Snow White, from puppy loyalty to her. They became slaves to her appearance.
It is difficult for the Ramstein group to say what the song is about without watching the video for this composition. Very often, the main semantic message becomes clear only after analyzing the video sequence, which, by the way, the group shoots for almost every song. And it is worth noting that the clips always turn out to be large-scale and expensive, but it’s worth it, because these compositions are gaining a lot of views on social networks and a lot of discussion even among people who are not very interested in the work of the group.
So, first let’s look at the history of the creation of the song. Vitali Klitschko, apparently inspired by the work of the group or for other reasons, wanted Rammstein to write a song for him personally. Under this composition, he was going to go to official fights, but when the song was finished and presented to the customer, so to speak, Klitschko Sr. for some reason considered that the composition did not suit him and chose the song of another artist in a toga. This decision also influenced the development of Rammstein’s composition, the name and even a little text were changed. Initially, the song was called “Klitschko”, but after the boxer refused to use it, it became known as “Sonne”, which means the Sun.
The text has not changed significantly, and in general one can understand its original message. It’s about the sun, the soloist says that he has it in his hands, but he can control it. This celestial body is aware of its extraordinary power and the danger that it can cause to others, but asks people around to be brave enough, and then it will not harm anyone around. However, in the last lines of the couplet, which is repeated twice almost without changes, the hero warns that the sun may not set today. And then everyone “counts to ten”, how this countdown from the song will end is clearly not clear – maybe the death of all life on earth, or maybe, on the contrary, eternal life.
The video was filmed for the song after the story with Vitali Klitschko, that is, after he refused to use the composition during his appearances in the ring, for this reason it is unlikely that it will be possible to find a connection with this story in the video clip. In general, according to the members of the group and the director, there were not just a lot of plot options for the video, but about 40. They don’t really talk about what other ideas there were, except for the one that was eventually implemented, but it is known for sure that among the ideas was option to tell the story of Hiroshima. It wouldn’t be too surprising or extravagant for the band, as they often show the most embarrassing and scary moments of history in their work.
However, in the end, the clip tells an alternative story of Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, where the dwarfs were played by the band members themselves, and the Russian model Yulia Stepanova became the face of Snow White. It is no coincidence that in this case the expression “Snow White’s face”, because the body of this heroine did not belong to the actress, but to the basketball player Robert, where later the model’s face was painted using computer graphics. The dwarves work every day, extracting cocaine for Snow White, although according to one version it is gold dust. And in return, workers have the opportunity to admire the beauty. Lead singer Till Lindemann admitted in an interview that fans are accustomed to seeing Rammstein members aggressive and ruling in videos, so this time they became victims.
It turns out that in general the meaning of the song is slightly different from the content of the video, but only at first glance, the composition as a whole tells about the danger of getting burned from unearthly beauty, because the unfortunate dwarves suffered greatly from attachment to Snow White. According to the clip, they are her slaves.
The meaning of this clip is that the Rammstein group collects information… in the clip itself it is gold… a quintessence. They are waiting for “Snow White”, and maybe the people of will wake up and finally see the truth … but she does not wake up Snow White … does not want to see and understand what they give her on a platter in finished form. They have already given up and there is only one hope that Snow White will wake up and see clearly when the decision is made by higher powers … which is so optimistic and happens.
Write in the comments what meaning of the song Rammstein Sonne you see.
Sonne Lyrics
Eins, zwei, drei, vier, funf, sechs,
sieben, acht, neun, aus
Alle warten auf das Licht
furchtet euch furchtet euch nothing
die Sonne scheint mir aus den Augen
sie wird heute Nacht nicht untergehen
und die Welt zählt laut bis zehn
Eins
Hier kommt die Sonne
Zwei
Hier kommt die Sonne
Drei
Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen
Vier
Hier kommt die Sonne
Die Sonne scheint mir aus den Handen
kann verbrennen, kann euch blenden
wenn sie aus den Fäusten bricht
legt sich heiss auf das Gesicht
sie wird heute Nacht nicht untergehen
und die Welt zählt laut bis zehn
Eins
Hier kommt die Sonne
Zwei
Hier kommt die Sonne
Drei
Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen
Vier
Hier kommt die Sonne
Funf
Hier kommt die Sonne
Sechs
Hier kommt die Sonne
Sieben
Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen
Acht, neun
Hier kommt die Sonne
Die Sonne scheint mir aus den Handen
kann verbrennen, kann dich blenden
wenn sie aus den Fäusten bricht
legt sich heiss auf dein Gesicht
legt sich schmerzend auf die Brust
das Gleichgewicht wird zum Verlust
lässt dich hart zu Bodengehen
und die Welt zählt laut bis zehn
Eins
Hier kommt die Sonne
Zwei
Hier kommt die Sonne
Drei
Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen
Vier
Und wird nie vom Himmel fallen
Funf
Hier kommt die Sonne
Sechs
Hier kommt die Sonne
Sieben
Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen
Ah, neun
Hier kommt die Sonne
Sonne Lyrics Translation
One two three four five six,
Seven, eight, nine – all
Everyone is waiting for the light
If you’re afraid, don’t be afraid
The sun shines from my eyes
It won’t come in tonight
And the world counts out loud to ten
One
Here the sun rises
Two
Here the sun rises
Three
It is the brightest star
Four
Here the sun rises
The sun shines from my hands
Might burn, might blind
When it breaks through the fist
Gets hot on the face
It won’t come in tonight
And the world counts out loud to ten
One
Here the sun rises
Two
Here the sun rises
Three
It is the brightest star of all
Four
Here the sun rises
Five
Here the sun rises
Six
Here the sun rises
Seven
It is the brightest star of all
Eight nine
Here the sun rises
The sun shines from my hands
Might burn, might blind
When it breaks through the fist
Gets hot on the face
Lies down with pain on the chest
The balance to be lost
Make you fall to the ground
And the world counts out loud to ten
One
Here the sun rises
Two
Here the sun rises
Three
It is the brightest star of all
Four
And never fall from the sky
Five
Here the sun rises
Six
Here the sun rises
Seven
It is the brightest star of all
Eight nine
Here the sun rises
Song quote
… he is stupid. This is a very beautiful song. He should have taken it.
Christoph Schneider, Launch.com
