Falco
Rock Me Amadeus lyrics with English translation
- Language
- German
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Neue Deutsche Welle
- Length
- 3:23
Rock me all the time to the top
Er war ein Punker und er lebte in der großen Stadt
He was a punk and he lived in the big city
Es war in Wien, war Vienna, wo er alles tat
It was in Vienna, where he did it all
Er hatte Schulden, denn er trank, doch ihn liebten alle Frauen
He had debts because he drank, yet all the women loved him.
Und jede rief: "Come and rock me Amadeus!"
And everyone called: 'Come and rock me Amadeus!'
Er war Superstar, er war populär
He was a superstar, he was so popular
Er war so exaltiert, because er hatte Flair
He was so excited, because he had that flair
Er war ein Virtuose, war ein Rockidol
He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol
Und alles rief: "Come and rock me Amadeus!"
And everyone shouted: 'Come and rock me Amadeus!'
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus – oh, oh, oh – Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus!
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus – oh, oh, oh – Amadeus (ay!)
Es war um 1780 und es war in Wien
It was around 1780 and it was in Vienna
No Plastik money anymore, die Banken gegen ihn
No plastic money anymore, the banks against him
Woher die Schulden kamen, war wohl jedermann bekannt
Everyone knew where the debts came from
Er war ein Mann der Frauen, Frauen liebten seinen Punk
He was a man of women, women loved his punk
Er war Superstar, er war so populär
He was a superstar, he was so popular
Er war zu exaltiert, genau das war sein Flair
He was too exalted, that was exactly his flair
Er war ein Virtuose, war ein Rockidol
He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol
Und alles ruft noch heute: "Come and rock me Amadeus!"
And everything still calls today: 'Come and rock me Amadeus!'
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus – oh, oh, oh – Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus!
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus – oh, oh, oh – Amadeus
Come and rock me, Amadeus!
Now, come and rock me, Amadeus!
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus – oh, oh, oh – Amadeus
Oh, can't you rock me, Amadeus?
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus – oh, oh, oh – Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus!
Amadeus, Amadeus!
Come on, rock me
Come and rock me to the top
Ama-, Ama-, Amadeus
Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus
Amadeus
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Key vocabulary
- alles
- everythingA1
- jede
- each
- liebten
- lovedA1
- flair
- style
- jedermann
- everyone
- bekannt
- knownA2
- ruft
- callsA2
- heute
- todayA1
- can't
- can’t
- alle
- allA1
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About this song
Falco was an Austrian singer-songwriter who worked in synth-pop and is best remembered for the 1985 hit “Rock Me Amadeus,” an international chart topper that references Mozart. Born Johann Hölzel in Vienna, he also scored with “Der Kommissar” and “Vienna Calling.”