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The Roommate Who Bought the Moon

“The Roommate Who Bought the Moon” brings together German and English. Its musical genre is Synth-pop.

Lyrics & translation ↓
The Roommate Who Bought the Moon

German ↔ English

About this song

The first paired lines are “Er kaufte heute ein Grundstück am Mond.” and “He bought a lunar plot today.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.

A roommate buys a ridiculous moon plot and learns to invest in real friendship. Synth-pop, 117 BPM, analog sequencer, wide pads, precise drum machine, charismatic clean male lead

Learn with this song

Listen to each line and compare its translation. Use Twin to switch to the same phrase in the other language; use Echo to recall its meaning before revealing the translation.

Twin ⇄Echo ✧Three words at a time.

Two languages. One melody.

Lyrics & translation

GermanEnglish

Verse

Er kaufte heute ein Grundstück am Mond.

He bought a lunar plot today.

Online-Urkunde in einem billigen Rahmen.

Online deed in a cheap frame.

Keine Luft und wenig Schwerkraft.

No air and little gravity.

Er denkt, er ist ein Pionier.

He thinks he is a pioneer.

Chorus

Immobilien im leeren Raum.

Real estate in empty space.

Staub ist alles, was du besitzt.

Dust is all you own.

Schau auf den Freund neben dir.

Look at the friend beside you.

Investition in ein menschliches Herz.

Investment in a human heart.

Verse

Ich habe die Stromrechnung bezahlt.

I paid the electricity bill.

Er starrt auf das Meer der Ruhe.

He stares at the Mare Tranquillitatis.

Kein Wasser dort, nur kalte Steine.

No water there, just cold rocks.

Wir teilen eine Pizza auf Erden.

We share a pizza on Earth.

Chorus

Immobilien im leeren Raum.

Real estate in empty space.

Staub ist alles, was du besitzt.

Dust is all you own.

Schau auf den Freund neben dir.

Look at the friend beside you.

Investition in ein menschliches Herz.

Investment in a human heart.

Bridge

Das Papier behauptet, er sei reich.

The paper claims he is rich.

Aber sein Zimmer ist sehr einsam.

But his room is very lonely.

Stell das Teleskop jetzt weg.

Put the telescope away now.

Lass uns über unser Leben reden.

Let us talk about our lives.

Chorus

Immobilien im leeren Raum.

Real estate in empty space.

Staub ist alles, was du besitzt.

Dust is all you own.

Schau auf den Freund neben dir.

Look at the friend beside you.

Investition in ein menschliches Herz.

Investment in a human heart.