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.

Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Andrea Berg Lyrics

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Herz in Not, kein Pilot
Wenn es abzustürzen droht
Du bist fort, ohne Wort
Ohne Fallschirm, Rettungsboot
Ließt mich zurück, einfach so
Wär' im Eismeer fast erfroren
Was mir blieb, schmerzt so sehr
Wie ein Schatten schwarz und schwer

Manchmal fühl' ich mich allein
Wie ein Abschiedslied im Wind
Wieso kannst du mich auch heut'
Noch so tief berühren
So tief berühren

Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Du spielst nicht mehr mit mir
Ein Engel hat mich wach geküsst
Ich träum' nie mehr von dir
Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Ich lieb' dich gar nicht mehr
Nur manchmal wenn der Himmel schweigt
Vermiss' ich dich noch sehr

Voll erwischt, du bist da
Und ich spüre die Gefahr
Weil mein Herz sich verletzt
Wenn du es wieder fallen lässt
Viel zu lang, freier Fall
Kam allein am Boden an
Uns're Zeit war es wert
Dass die Sehnsucht nie vergeht
Nein, das will ich nicht nochmal
Vielleicht lieb' ich dich zu sehr
Manchmal träum' ich, ich werd' dich niemals verlieren
Nie ganz verlieren

Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Du spielst nicht mehr mit mir
Ein Engel hat mich wach geküsst
Ich träum' nie mehr von dir
Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Ich lieb' dich gar nicht mehr
Nur manchmal wenn der Himmel schweigt
Vermiss' ich dich noch sehr

Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Du spielst nicht mehr mit mir
Ein Engel hat mich wach geküsst
Ich träum' nie mehr von dir
Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Ich lieb' dich gar nicht mehr
Nur manchmal wenn der Himmel schweigt
Vermiss' ich dich noch sehr

Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit
Du spielst nicht mehr mit mir

Ein Engel hat mich wach geküsst
Ich träum' nie mehr von dir

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Andrea Berg's song "Zum Teufel mit der Einsamkeit" express the pain of a person who has been hurt by someone they loved deeply. The first verse describes a situation where the person feels like their heart is in distress, and they are left alone without any support. The person who was once their pillar of strength is now gone, leaving them with only painful memories. The imagery of a pilot, a falling plane, and a rescue boat adds to the feeling of being left stranded and helpless. The pain caused by the separation is so extreme that it feels as though a shadow of sadness is always hanging over them. Even though they try to move on, they still feel the loneliness and sorrow of the separation deep within their heart.

The chorus of the song is a defiant cry against loneliness. The person refuses to allow loneliness to play any more games with them. They have decided to turn a new leaf and move on from the past. The metaphor of an angel waking them up from their dream symbolizes the end of a phase and the beginning of a new one. Even though they once loved the person who left them, they have now decided that they no longer need them in their life. However, there are still moments when the pain of the separation is felt, especially when the sky is silent.

Line by Line Meaning

Herz in Not, kein Pilot
My heart is in distress, with no one to guide me

Wenn es abzustürzen droht
It feels like it's about to crash

Du bist fort, ohne Wort
You left with no word

Ohne Fallschirm, Rettungsboot
There was no escape or rescue plan

Ließt mich zurück, einfach so
Left me behind, without any explanation

Wär' im Eismeer fast erfroren
I was almost frozen in the cold sea of loneliness

Was mir blieb, schmerzt so sehr
What's left hurts so much

Wie ein Schatten schwarz und schwer
It's like a heavy, dark shadow

Manchmal fühl' ich mich allein
Sometimes I feel so alone

Wie ein Abschiedslied im Wind
Like a farewell song in the wind

Wieso kannst du mich auch heut'
Why do you still affect me today