However, Neubauten soon outgrew the confines of even the broad scope of industrial music. In their 25-plus years, they have produced a dozen studio albums, live records, a remix album and EP, scored theatre pieces, and more.
Lead vocalist Blixa Bargeld is perhaps the best-known member of the group, both for his work with Neubauten and as guitarist for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His fellow founding members Alexander Hacke and N.U. Unruh have likewise been active in various musical roles outside the group over the years.
Bassist Mark Chung was a member of the group from 1981 to 1994. He founded the publishing house Freibank Music Publishing to handle business affairs for Neubauten and other groups, and has continued in this role (concurrently serving as a senior vice-president of Sony Music International for nine years). Percussionist FM Einheit, was a member from 1981 to 1995, and has also been active as a solo artist and member of groups such as Gry.
Since 1997 the group has also included guitarist Jochen Arbeit and percussionist Rudi Moser.
Neubauten's most recent work has been available exclusively to subscribers to their online home, www.neubauten.org. Neubauten completed the third incarnation of their online project in November 2007 and were touring Europe in 2008 in support of their latest album Alles Wieder Offen.
Currently Einstürzende Neubauten is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a tour through Europe and the United States. In October/November 2010 the band is releasing Strategies Against Architecture IV, the fourth album in the archival compilation series by Neubauten which collates the band’s output from 2002-2010.
Nagorny Karabach
Einstürzende Neubauten Lyrics
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Ich bin auf meinem Berg
In meinem schwarzen Garten
zwischen Himmeln eingeklemmt
in der Enklave meiner Wahl
in der ich mich versteck
in Nagorny Karabach
Bergketten, vielleicht Eis
eine messinggelbe Sonne
verbricht ein Paradies
meine Sys- und Diastole
dazwischen der Moment
getragen von den Vögeln
die hier zugange sind
in der Enklave meines Herzens
in der ich mich verlier
in Nagorny Karabach
Ich steig den Berg herunter
geh ins eine oder andere Tal
es ist geflaggt in allen Farben
in Bergisch-Karabach
Zwei grosse schwarze Raben
fressen die Pflaumen aus dem Baum
Ob die andre Stadt mich lieb hat …?
In der Enklave meiner Wahl
in der ich mich verberg'
in Nagorny Karabach
Komm mich mal besuchen
ich hab' unendlich Zeit
und der Blick der ist vom Feinsten
über Wolken und die Stadt
in Nagorny Karabach
Nagorny Karabach
Nagorny Karabach
The lyrics of Einstürzende Neubauten's Nagorny Karabach are introspective and seemingly personal in nature. The opening lines describe a city shrouded in fog, while the singer stands on their mountain, in their black garden. They describe feeling trapped between heavens, within the enclave of their choice, where they hide, perhaps. The lyrics further speak of the environs that were once more typical – deep forests, mountain ranges, and even ice, all of which the iconic, brilliant sun had destroyed. The lyrics describe the singer's heart, with its systolic and diastolic rhythms, and the moment that exists between them, buoyed by the birds that frequent that place. The singer is lost in their heart's enclave, which is Nagorny Karabach.
The rest of the song speaks more directly of the setting – the flags of all colors, the black ravens feasting on plums, and the singer's request to visit their Nagorny Karabach. Overall, the song depicts a place that is at once personal and fully realized, a place of sanctuary and respite, while the rest of the world crumbles under the hands of fate.
Line by Line Meaning
Die Stadt liegt unter Nebel
The city is obscured by fog
Ich bin auf meinem Berg
I am on my mountain
In meinem schwarzen Garten
In my black garden
zwischen Himmeln eingeklemmt
Trapped between heavens
in der Enklave meiner Wahl
In the enclave of my choice
in der ich mich versteck
Where I hide
in Nagorny Karabach
in Nagorno-Karabakh
Vormals tiefe Wälder
Formerly deep forests
Bergketten, vielleicht Eis
Mountain ranges, maybe ice
eine messinggelbe Sonne
A brass-yellow sun
verbricht ein Paradies
Destroyed a paradise
meine Sys- und Diastole
My systole and diastole
dazwischen der Moment
In between the moment
getragen von den Vögeln
Carried by the birds
die hier zugange sind
That are active here
in der Enklave meines Herzens
In the enclave of my heart
in der ich mich verlier
Where I lose myself
Ich steig den Berg herunter
I descend the mountain
geh ins eine oder andere Tal
Go into one valley or another
es ist geflaggt in allen Farben
It is flagged in all colors
in Bergisch-Karabach
In Berg-Karabakh
Zwei grosse schwarze Raben
Two big black ravens
fressen die Pflaumen aus dem Baum
Eating the plums from the tree
Ob die andre Stadt mich lieb hat …?
If the other city loves me?
In der Enklave meiner Wahl
In the enclave of my choice
in der ich mich verberg'
Where I hide
in Nagorny Karabach
In Nagorno-Karabakh
Komm mich mal besuchen
Come and visit me
ich hab' unendlich Zeit
I have infinite time
und der Blick der ist vom Feinsten
And the view is the finest
über Wolken und die Stadt
Over clouds and the city
in Nagorny Karabach
In Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorny Karabach
Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorny Karabach
Nagorno-Karabakh
Contributed by Bella O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Richard_Neubauten
English translation
Nagorny Karabakh
The city lies under fog
I stand atop my mountain
in my black garden
I'm squeezed between the heavens
in the the enclave of my choice
where I hide myself
In Nagorny Karabakh
Where there was once deep woods,
mountain chains and maybe ice,
A brass-yellow sun
drops down a paradise
My sys- and diastole,
and in between them the moment is
carried by the birds
that are out and about here
in the enclave of my heart
there where I lose myself
In Nagorny Karabakh
I climb down the mountain
go into one valley or another
There are many colorful flags covering
Mount Karabakh
Two big black ravens
are eating plums off the tree
I wonder whether the other city is fond of me?
In the enclave of my choice
where I hide away
In Nagorny Karabakh
Come and visit me
I have unlimited time
And the view is most excelent
Through the clouds and [above] the city
In Nagorny Karabakh
Nagorny Karabakh
Nagorny Karabakh
@SiriusJoe
Die Stadt liegt unter Nebel
Ich bin auf meinem Berg
In meinem schwarzen Garten
zwischen Himmeln eingeklemmt
in der Enklave meiner Wahl
in der ich mich versteck
in Nagorny Karabach
Vormals tiefe Wälder
Bergketten, vielleicht Eis
eine messinggelbe Sonne
verbricht ein Paradies
meine Sys- und Diastole
dazwischen der Moment
getragen von den Vögeln
die hier zugange sind
in der Enklave meines Herzens
in der ich mich verlier
in Nagorny Karabach
Ich steig den Berg herunter
geh ins eine oder andere Tal
es ist geflaggt in allen Farben
in Bergisch-Karabach
Zwei grosse schwarze Raben
fressen die Pflaumen aus dem Baum
Ob die andre Stadt mich lieb hat ...?
In der Enklave meiner Wahl
in der ich mich verberg'
in Nagorny Karabach
Komm mich mal besuchen
ich hab' unendlich Zeit
und der Blick der ist vom Feinsten
über Wolken und die Stadt
in Nagorny Karabach
Nagorny Karabach
Nagorny Karabach
@Richard_Neubauten
The city lies under fog
I stand atop my mountain
in my black garden
I'm squeezed between the heavens
in the the enclave of my choice
where I hide myself
In Nagorny Karabakh
Where there was once deep woods,
mountain chains and maybe ice,
A brass-yellow sun
drops down a paradise
My sys- and diastole,
and in between them the moment is
carried by the birds
that are out and about here
in the enclave of my heart
there where I lose myself
In Nagorny Karabakh
I climb down the mountain
go into one valley or another
There are many colorful flags covering
Mount Karabakh
Two big black ravens
are eating plums off the tree
I wonder whether the other city is fond of me?
In the enclave of my choice
where I hide away
In Nagorny Karabakh
Come and visit me
I have unlimited time
And the view is most excelent
Through the clouds and [above] the city
In Nagorny Karabakh
Nagorny Karabakh
Nagorny Karabakh
@f.i.2643
i want to be friends with each single person who likes this
@4LIENBR4IN
I totally relate with this sentiment)
@mubtasik
us
@misoch
Hello, my friend.
@therealberlinsylvie
Me too.
@vaelur
I'm in. 😉
@emilewicz14
I've been listening to this for about five days now.
Almost non-stop.
It's just pure beauty.
@abelkeinz7028
This is song that make you want to drink coffee and watch rain falling
@legacycomputers8171
While being in a hotel in Stepanakert at 6:30 am
@littlethistle
Or drink wine and watch fire❤