Their first LP "most" was released in early 1991. Many concerts followed in german speaking areas as well as in Marseille, Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Kuala Lumpur and Harare. "pflug" and "luft" were released in 1992 and 1993. Each were voted album of the year in Austria. After finishing the 35mm "Attwengerfilm" and a tour through Sibiria Attwenger returned in the fall of 1996 to develop new pieces. The new work was released in 1997 on the album "song". After concerts in Ho-Chi-Minh-City/Vietnam (1998) and Lahore/Pakistan (2001) (among others) the fifth album, "sun", was released, in which followed the 2002 interpretation of the attwengeresque concept of dialect and sound. After touring with the sun-tracks (also through mexico), Attwenger produced their next album „dog“, representing 14 slim electro- and polka-slang-songs, setting off for various directions (release: october 2005). Half a year later, in spring 2006, 17 remixes of this album followed with „dog 2“.
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Muamen
Attwenger Lyrics
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muamen wia die mauna
die muamen die mauna
muamen wie die mauna die muamen
haum die mauna die muamen
meis in da pappm
haum die leis die meis
haum die leis in da pappm
haum die leis die meis
oda haum die mauna leis
haum die leis in da pappm
de schaud aus wia die attrappm
von da aundan kaulquappm
mid ana klan pappm
haum die mauna die muamen
meis in da pappm
haum die leis die meis
haum die leis in da pappm
haum die leis die meis
oda haum die mauna leis
haum die leis in da pappm
die schaud aus wia die attrappm
vo da aundan kaulquappm
mid ana klan pappm
mid der kau sie si wos schnappm
und des kau si überlappm
mid die meis die die mauna
doda haum in da pappm
die aundare kaulquappm
die hod wia ma scheind
a attrappm in da pappm
21.000 mauna muamen wie die mauna
die muamen wie de mauna
22.000 versionen vo irgendana gschicht
die si irgendwo oschpüd oda ned
23.000 gschichtn vo de kana wos waas
wos genaus oda wos
24.000 sochn aus de olle nix wird
owa guad
25.000 bladln auf da staudn die si olle
irgendwie beweng waun da wind kumt
26.000 fotos vo irgendwöche sochn
de irgendwaun passiad san irgendwo
27.000 büda pro sekundn
fetzn durch de bian im hian
29.000 liachta gengan aus und au
oda ned
in las vegas oda so wos
tokyo and mexico
die muamen die mauna muamen wie die mauna
die muamen wie die mauna die muamen
die muamen die mauna muamen wie die mauna
die muamen wie die mauna die mauna
The song Muamen by Attwenger seems to be a playful commentary on the abundance of information and stimuli in modern society. The repeated chorus "muamen wia die mauna" can be interpreted as a comparison between the constant buzzing and activity of human life and the frantic movements of ants.
The lyrics go on to describe various scenes of chaos and confusion, such as "die schaud aus wia die attrappm von da aundan kaulquappm", which paints a picture of frogs with fake-looking puppets in their environment. The line "mid der kau sie si wos schnappm und des kau si überlappm" suggests that everyone is constantly grabbing and overlapping with each other in their pursuit of something.
The repetition of "haum die leis die meis" and "haum die mauna die muamen" could be interpreted as a commentary on the monotony and lack of variety in modern life.
Overall, the song seems to be a humorous critique of the overwhelming nature of modern society and the constant pursuit of something, whether that be knowledge, entertainment, or material goods.
Line by Line Meaning
muamen wia die mauna
Thoughts, like mountains
die muamen die mauna
Thoughts create mountains
muamen wie die mauna die muamen
Thoughts are like mountains, creating more thoughts
haum die mauna die muamen
Mountains have thoughts
meis in da pappm
Most of them are just in the mind
haum die leis die meis
Whispers have thoughts
haum die leis in da pappm
Most whispers remain in the mind
oda haum die mauna leis
Or do the mountains whisper?
de schaud aus wia die attrappm
They look like fake displays
von da aundan kaulquappm
Of other noisy frogs
mid ana klan pappm
With a small piece of paper
haum die leis die meis
Whispers have thoughts
haum die leis in da pappm
Most whispers remain in the mind
haum die leis die meis
Whispers have thoughts
oda haum die mauna leis
Or do the mountains whisper?
haum die leis in da pappm
Most whispers remain in the mind
die schaud aus wia die attrappm
They look like fake displays
vo da aundan kaulquappm
Of other noisy frogs
mid ana klan pappm
With a small piece of paper
mid der kau sie si wos schnappm
With the cow, they can catch something
und des kau si überlappm
And they can overlap
mid die meis die die mauna
With the whispers that create the mountains
doda haum in da pappm
There, they have the mind
die aundare kaulquappm
The other noisy frogs
die hod wia ma scheind
They look like a mirage
a attrappm in da pappm
A fake display in the mind
21.000 mauna muamen wie die mauna
21,000 mountains with thoughts like mountains
die muamen wie de mauna
Thoughts create mountains
22.000 versionen vo irgendana gschicht
22,000 versions of some story
die si irgendwo oschpüd oda ned
That may or may not exist somewhere
23.000 gschichtn vo de kana wos waas
23,000 stories of the unknown
wos genaus oda wos
What exactly, or what
24.000 sochn aus de olle nix wird
24,000 things that amount to nothing
owa guad
But it's all good
25.000 bladln auf da staudn die si olle
25,000 leaves on the ground that all
irgendwie beweng waun da wind kumt
Move somehow when the wind comes
26.000 fotos vo irgendwöche sochn
26,000 photos of various things
de irgendwaun passiad san irgendwo
That happened somewhere, sometime
27.000 büda pro sekundn
27,000 words per second
fetzn durch de bian im hian
Tearing through the brain
29.000 liachta gengan aus und au
29,000 lights go on and off
oda ned
Or not.
in las vegas oda so wos
In Las Vegas or something
tokyo and mexico
Tokyo and Mexico.
die muamen die mauna muamen wie die mauna
Thoughts create mountains that have thoughts like mountains
die muamen wie die mauna die muamen
Thoughts are like mountains, creating more thoughts
die muamen die mauna muamen wie die mauna
Thoughts create mountains that have thoughts like mountains
die muamen wie die mauna die mauna
Thoughts are like mountains, creating more mountains with thoughts
Contributed by Aaliyah O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.