Andrea Berg (born 28 January 1966) is a German singer in the Schlager genre… Read Full Bio ↴Andrea Berg (born 28 January 1966) is a German singer in the Schlager genre.
Berg was born in Krefeld. As a child she would experiment with performing short sketches at carnivals and other celebrations. She later played with a band, and also worked backstage on stage set-up and drove the band's van. During this time she supported herself working as a nurse in the intensive care and oncology departments of a hospital.
Berg's musical career began in 1992 when the producer Eugen Römer obtained a cassette of her performing. He was enthused by her voice, and within a week the first tracks had been recorded for her debut album Du bist frei ("You Are Free"), which contained the singles "Kilimandscharo" and "Schau mir noch mal ins Gesicht". Römer also produced her second album, Gefühle ("Feelings"), which proved her commercial breakthrough. The singles from the album, "Wenn du mich willst, dann küß mich doch" and "Einmal nur mit dir alleine sein", were hits. The album also featured one of her most popular songs, "Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht".
In 1997 she released her third album, Träume lügen nicht ("Dreams Don't Lie"), which reached #71 on the German album charts. The first single, "Warum nur träumen", was a #1 hit on some radio playlists and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks.
In summer 1998 the birth of her daughter Lena-Maria was followed by the release of the album Zwischen tausend Gefühlen ("Between a Thousand Feelings"), with twelve songs. The singles from this album were "Diese Nacht soll nie enden", "Insel der Nacht" and "Jenseits der Zärtlichkeit" (1999).
The next album was Weil ich verliebt bin ("Because I'm in Love") in 1999, with the single "Vielleicht ein Traum zu viel". This reached #3 in the ZDF-Hitparade in November 1999. Berg also reached #3 in "Hits of the Year" in January 2000 and was #1 for several weeks in the German airplay charts.
In October 2001 a best-of was released, featuring twelve of her most popular songs. The album went five-times platinum and has been in the German top 100 album chart for a record-breaking stay of over 300 weeks. Two million copies have been sold.
She has at times had as many as four releases in the German charts simultaneously.
She won the ECHO award in the German-language Schlager category in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. From 2002 to 2007 she won Germany's prestigious Goldene Stimmgabel six times consecutively, as well as the Amadeus Austrian Music Award for best Schlager album in 2004 and 2005. Her CD Nah am Feuer went gold.
The 2006 album Splitternackt ("Stark Naked") went straight to #1 in Germany and remained there for several weeks.
The hit "Du hast mich tausendmal belogen" reached #2 in the GEMA chart of collected international sales.
Berg is known not only for her music but also increasingly for her stage outfits. She favours short miniskirts, suspenders, and knee-highs reminiscent of Pretty Woman. She has been quoted (in the Neuen Post) as saying "When you reach 40 you do have to make an effort to keep the men looking in your direction". ("Wenn man auf die 40 zugeht, muss man sich eben anstrengen, damit die Männer einem noch hinterherschauen.")
From 2002 to 2004 Berg was married to the Schlager singer Olaf Henning. In 2007 she married the football manager and hotelier Ulrich Ferber. They currently live together with her daughter in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg.

Du wolltest mich für eine Nacht
Andrea Berg Lyrics

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Du liebst die Freiheit,
Zähmen kann man dich nicht,
Wer dich liebt, der vergibt
Jetzt wach ich auf ohne Dich.

Du wolltest mich für eine Nacht,nicht für immer,
Du gehst zu ihr und ich lieg wach, komm wieder,
Alles an mir sehnt sich so nach dir

Lieb mich doch, einmal noch.

Du sagst, verzeih mir
Niemand hält Dich ganz fest
Geh noch nicht, halt mich jetzt
Auch wenn du, mich dann verlässt.

Du wolltest mich für eine Nacht,nicht für immer,
Du gehst zu ihr und ich lieg wach, komm wieder,
Alles an mir sehnt sich so nach dir
Lieb mich doch, einmal noch.

Ich will dich,
Nur für mich
Gar nichts sonst,
Zählt mehr für mich.

Du wolltest mich für eine Nacht,nicht für immer,
Du gehst zu ihr und ich lieg wach, komm wieder,
Alles an mir sehnt sich so nach dir
Lieb mich doch, einmal noch.

Alles an mir sehnt sich so nach dir
Lieb mich doch, einmal noch.

Overall Meaning

The song "Du wolltest mich für eine Nacht" by Andrea Berg portrays the singer's feelings for someone who only wanted her for a night, not forever. The first verse describes the person's love for freedom and inability to be tamed, leading the singer to wake up without them. She reflects on how she yearns for their love and wishes they could be together one last time. The second verse is the singer's plea for them to stay with her despite their inevitably leaving. The refrain repeats the same sentiment of longing for their love just one more time.

The lyrics of the song reflect the universal human desire for love and connection, despite knowing that it might not be forever. The singer's yearning and sadness are palpable, making it a poignant and relatable song.

Line by Line Meaning

Du liebst die Freiheit,
You value your freedom,

Zähmen kann man dich nicht,
You cannot be tamed,

Wer dich liebt, der vergibt
Those who love you forgive you,

Jetzt wach ich auf ohne Dich.
Now I wake up without you.

Du wolltest mich für eine Nacht,nicht für immer,
You wanted me for a night, not forever,

Du gehst zu ihr und ich lieg wach, komm wieder,
You go to her and I lie awake, come back,

Alles an mir sehnt sich so nach dir
Everything about me longs for you,

Lieb mich doch, einmal noch.
Love me once more.

Du sagst, verzeih mir
You say, forgive me,

Niemand hält Dich ganz fest
No one can hold you tight,

Geh noch nicht, halt mich jetzt
Don't go yet, hold me now,