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“.
"I have no idea what it's all about, but I like the general noise a great deal."
(John Peel about Attwenger)
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Attwenger Lyrics
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Es is unhamlich haas
So haas woas wiakli laung scho ned
Soweid i des jetzt waas
Und mir kumt vor es is so haas
So haas woa ma nu nia
Und waun i ma des eibüd nua
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Da hund ged auf da schtrossn
Auf da schtrossn ged da hund
Solaung dem hund nix wehduad
Solaung is a nu gsund
Wia laung da hund nu gsund is
Des hengt jetz ob von dir
Und waun du waast wosd vorhosd
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Mia beweng si durch di gegnd
Und mia schaun ois wia di noan
A kiwara der hoit uns auf
Mia san ned richtich gfoan
Da kiwara wird unguad
Und er füad si auf ois wia
Und waunst wüst dass a si vatschüsst
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Es kuman so vü leid daher
Daher kuman vü leid
De an di mog i liaba
Und di aundan liaba ned
Und ana der kumt zuwa
Und er schted scho do bei dia
Und waun a da aum wecker ged
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Und wos si der ois ausdengt do
Und wos der ned ois sogd
Und wos der olles draufhod
Und wos si der ois frogd
Es föd ned vü und du haust di
Vor eam nu auf di knia
Und waun da der so daugd
Daun sog des eam oba ned mia
Er red so vü er red so vü
A waun eam kana frogd
Er quasselt und er plappad
A waun a ned vü sogd
Und waun der des ois aufschreim dad
Der brauchad vü papia
Und waun a da auf dnervn ged
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Es is a so dass so is
Dassd ned waast wia issn jetzt
Und üwa des hinaus is a nu
Ois mid oim vanetzt
Zum glik is ma des wurscht
Waun i den überblik valia
Und wauns da söwa a so ged
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Es kau scho sei dass ned so is
Ned so is wia i sog
Und aussadem sog i jo ned
Des söwe jedn dog
Es kau scho sei wos i do sog
Dass i di do vawia
Und waun da gloa is wos i maan
Sogs eam owa ned mia
The song "Eam" by Attwenger is a composition with interesting lyrics. The song starts with the singer mentioning "es is so haas" repeatedly, which translates to "it is so difficult." The singer cannot seem to understand something or come to terms with something that is beyond their comprehension. They try to explain it, but their inability to comprehend intensifies their frustration.
The song then goes from discussing something that they do not understand to how people react to various situations. They speak of the dog crossing the street and how its safety depends on the people that observe it. They then came across a stranger who is already present and, even though they do not like some people, there is not much they can do about it because other people might appreciate them. So, they ask themselves what they can do.
Overall, the song does not seem to have one clear meaning but seems to be a reflection of the singer's thoughts and observations on various matters that may have been bothering them at the time.
Line by Line Meaning
Es is so haas es is so haas
It's so harsh, it's so harsh.
Es is unhamlich haas
It's horribly harsh.
So haas woas wiakli laung scho ned
This level of harshness is rarely seen.
Soweid i des jetzt waas
As far as I know,
Und mir kumt vor es is so haas
And it seems to me that it's so harsh.
So haas woa ma nu nia
We've never experienced this level of harshness before.
Und waun i ma des eibüd nua
And if I only knew how to deal with it,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
I still wouldn't tell him.
Da hund ged auf da schtrossn
The dog walks on the street.
Auf da schtrossn ged da hund
The street is where the dog walks.
Solaung dem hund nix wehduad
As long as the dog is not harmed,
Solaung is a nu gsund
It remains healthy.
Wia laung da hund nu gsund is
As long as the dog remains healthy,
Des hengt jetz ob von dir
It depends on you now.
Und waun du waast wosd vorhosd
And if you know what to expect,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Don't tell him.
Mia beweng si durch di gegnd
We move through the area.
Und mia schaun ois wia di noan
And we look at everything like strangers.
A kiwara der hoit uns auf
A stranger stops us.
Mia san ned richtich gfoan
We didn't go the right way.
Da kiwara wird unguad
The stranger becomes angry.
Und er füad si auf ois wia
And he gets angry at everything.
Und waunst wüst dass a si vatschüsst
And if you know he's out of control,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Don't tell him.
Es kuman so vü leid daher
So many people come from over there.
Daher kuman vü leid
That's where many people come from.
De an di mog i liaba
There are some I love,
Und di aundan liaba ned
And some I don't.
Und ana der kumt zuwa
And one is coming towards us.
Und er schted scho do bei dia
And he's already standing next to you.
Und waun a da aum wecker ged
And if he wakes you up at dawn,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Don't tell him.
Und wos si der ois ausdengt do
And what you're thinking here,
Und wos der ned ois sogd
And what you don't say,
Und wos der olles draufhod
And everything he has on his mind,
Und wos si der ois frogd
And what he asks you,
Es föd ned vü und du haust di
It doesn't make much sense and you're getting on your knees.
Vor eam nu auf di knia
In front of him, getting down on your knees.
Und waun da der so daugd
And when he is so oppressive,
Daun sog des eam oba ned mia
Still, don't tell him anything.
Er red so vü er red so vü
He talks so much, he talks so much.
A waun eam kana frogd
Even when nobody asks him anything.
Er quasselt und er plappad
He chatters and he babbles.
A waun a ned vü sogd
Even when he doesn't say much.
Und waun der des ois aufschreim dad
And if he were to write everything down,
Der brauchad vü papia
He would need a lot of paper.
Und waun a da auf dnervn ged
And if he's getting on your nerves,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Don't tell him anything.
Es is a so dass so is
It is like it is.
Dassd ned waast wia issn jetzt
That you don't know how it is now.
Und üwa des hinaus is a nu
And beyond that, there is still more.
Ois mid oim vanetzt
Everything is intertwined with each other.
Zum glik is ma des wurscht
Luckily, we don't care.
Waun i den überblik valia
When I lose my overview,
Und wauns da söwa a so ged
And if you yourself are like that,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Still, don't tell him anything.
Es kau scho sei dass ned so is
It may be that it's not like that.
Ned so is wia i sog
Not like I say it is.
Und aussadem sog i jo ned
And besides, I'm not really saying anything.
Des söwe jedn dog
That's for each day.
Es kau scho sei wos i do sog
It may be that what I'm saying is true,
Dass i di do vawia
That I'm addressing you here.
Und waun da gloa is wos i maan
And if you know what I mean,
Sogs eam owa ned mia
Still, don't tell him anything.
Writer(s): markus binder
Contributed by Joshua S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.