Reviews for Du Hast (English Lyrics) Lyrics

sounds like he is saying
"You have asked me and I have said nothing.
Do you want, until death seperates you,
to be faithful to her for all days."
Its a strange translation to interpret but i think you are close. but i dont think he is saying you hate me

Who cares what it means, it is a great song to play on Guitar hero five. Especially on the drums! I am new to guitar hero etc... and this Du Hast song made me love "playing" in a rock band with my children! There is so much energy!

Ok sooo I'm not quite sure exactly what I want to say but I found this song on Guitar Hero 5 and my mom was wondering what it was saying and so google Les me here and I showed her even though I'm pretty good at German because I took a year of classes at my school and I listened to Tokio Hotel which made me want to learn the language even more so I also have a few books and I agree that this song is a play on words and has double meaning

Obviously a play on words, I agree.
In either language, the story plays out different from the other.

Hast definitely means "have", and the German character for the double "s" sound is not used in the spelling of the song name in German.
This is why either song has it's own meaning.
Ha(ss)t is in fact hate, though this is not the word used in the lyrics, honestly.

But Rammstein planned this out to be opinionated as well as we can see.
For these two lines:
"du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab nichts gesag" does not mean "You hate me to say that I did not obey", rather it means "you have asked me, and I have not answered"

Just got this from a business associate I work with in germany(born and raised in Germany) he confirmed it is 'you hate' in the song, not have. While it sounds like there is a possibility it still may be a 'play on words' as mentioned above... the two who are trying to sound superior by saying it's 'you have' and everyone else is dim....are wrong as far as I'm concerned. Here is exactly what he told me in an email:

“du hast” means “you have” in German and sounds the same like “you hate”, but in the song they say “you hate”

Feel free to email me if you'd like to read the full version he translated

I am totally in agreement with defive you guys are total idiots. I had friend who is taking spanish try to tell me it was "you hate" but I was stuck in my opion that it was "you have" I'm glad there are some people with real brians.

Ok, everyone on this message board does not know how to properly analyze music. This song is not to show anger or a double meaning. The lyrics are intentionally "Du hast" and not "Du hasst." This song is a critique of the male gender. It is not some woman hating song that every stupid american german student loves to misinterpret. If you watch the video, all the men are wearing masks. This symbolizes the fact that men put on a facade. He will not stay true to his word, he will not stay with the woman. The woman is not an object of hatred. She is simply there to represent where a man has lied. This song says that men never truly and real, they always are faking a certain portion of everything they do. The tone of the singers voice is deep and angry. This is to also show the anger of men, how they let it out for no reason. It does not mean "you hate" or anything like that. Now please, everyone who previously commented, learn how to read into lyrics, music videos and Rammstein. Every single song they have ever written has a deeper meaning. They are meant to confuse idiots like you all.

i actoully know the language even better then i know my english and i am telling you it is obvious that it is a double meaning, as it means both "you hate" and "you have siad" AND you sked me!!! get youre Scheiß- Sprachen richtig

the real song is Du Hast meaning You Have, theres nothing els to it, its simple, there was an english version released by Till Lindemann (rammstein lead singer) that is titled 'You Hate' only because of popular demand.. no other reason

Well I'm only in German 1, and I think if they were trying to say 'hate', they would have used ß because thats the sound of using 'ss'. So instead of saying Du Hasst, I think it would make more sense to say Du Haßt, because Haßt means Hates and Hast means have.
This is how my German teacher translated it.
"du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab nichts gesagt"
"You have asked me, and I have said nothing."

I'm sure that the first lines were suppose to be "Du hasst" and then it seems to make more sense when it's "Du Hast" so at the beginning he is saying he hates then he was asked the vow saying "Nien" which means never, so he is being asked to marriage but he hates the other, so he says no.

I don't really know any german, accept for what I learn on looking up the english lyrics.. Yet. lol Taking German senior year, but still.
I agree with it being a play on words. At first being Hast or "Hate" Then changing to at the ending of the chorus, saying "Your asked me and I said nothing", as a person said before. =)

I know I have heard their English version where they clearly sing "You hate me" But, of course, I believe they are pulling a "Steven Tyler" with double meanings and plays on words. I like the translation (for lack of a better word) I found on metrolyrics.com:
You
You hate
You hate me
You
You hate
You hate me
You hate me to say
You hate me to say
You hate me to say
And I did not obey
Will you until death does sever
Be upright to her forever
Never
Will you 'til death be her rider
Her lover too, to stay inside her
Never
However, this is strictly a matter of taste for me.

I've taken 2 years of German and a few years in other languages and in my experience so far every language places words in different orders that can sometimes make things more difficult to translate.. i think Ramstein are some cheeky bastards that took it one word at a time to makes us wonder these things lol.. it could very well mean both but the spelling in the actual lyrics is indeed hast which clearly means HAVE

You hate makes no sense at all and I hate pointing out to people all the time that the song makes absolutely no sense if he's saying "You hate answered me" They did this to eff with people whose first language isn't German. I hate pointing it out some often that I dislike this song now.