Juli is a German rock/pop band consisting of singer Eva Briegel, guitarists… Read Full Bio ↴Juli is a German rock/pop band consisting of singer Eva Briegel, guitarists Jonas Pfetzing and Simon Triebel, bassist Andreas “Dedi” Herde and drummer Marcel Römer. This line-up hasn't changed since 2000. The band’s name is German for “July”. They come from Gießen, Hesse.

When founded in the 1990s as Sunnyglade, they sang songs in English. After changing their name to Juli and beginning to sing German songs in 2002, they released their first single, Perfekte Welle on June 28, 2004. It reached #2 of the German Top 100 in November, and stayed in the charts for 6 months. Their first album, Es ist Juli was released in August 2004 and stayed in the German charts until July 2006, peaking at #2.

Along with bands such as Wir sind Helden and Silbermond they were one of the most successful German pop bands of the summer of 2004, which re-established songs with German lyrics in the German charts.

In late December 2004, Perfekte Welle (which means “Perfect Wave” in English) was banned from radio and TV stations after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The media were criticized for that measure because the song has no relation to catastrophes, but is a metaphorical description of a person taking the chance he/she has waited for. The stations expressed particular discomfort with the lines in the bridge: "Now it slowly comes to you, the water hits you in the face" and chorus: "This is the perfect wave, this is the perfect day/Let yourself be carried by it..."

In October 2006 a new CD was released, called “Ein Neuer Tag” (A New Day).

1999
Gießen, Germany

November
Juli Lyrics

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Frag' nicht nach morgen,
denn er bleibt dir verborgen.
Frag' nicht was gestern war...

Wir zieh'n unsre Kreise
auf unserer Reise.
Wo eben noch Sonne war...

Wir ertrinken zu zweit
in unseren Worten.
Wir ertrinken zu zweit
in Einsamkeit.

Irgendwann I'm November...
Irgendwann I'm November...
Zu lang, zu weit, zu viel passiert...
Irgendwann I'm November...

Wir verlier'n uns I'm Regen
auf endlosen Wegen.
Warum laesst do mich I'm Stich?

Wir zieh'n immer weiter,
denn wir sind Schattenreiter
auf unserem Weg ins Licht.

Wir ertrinken zu zweit
in unseren Worten.
Wir ertrinken zu zweit
in Einsamkeit.

Irgendwann I'm November...
Irgendwann I'm November...
Zu lang, zu weit, zu viel passiert...

Egal was noch kommt,
egal was do sagst.
Auch wenn do jetzt schweigst,
ich habe versagt.

Egal was noch kommt,
egal was do sagst.
Auch wenn do jetzt schweigst,
ich habe versagt.

Ich habe versagt.
Ich weiÃ?, ich habe versagt.

Denn es ist Juli...
Denn es ist Juli...
Denn es ist Juli...

Irgendwann I'm November...
Irgendwann I'm November...
Irgendwann I'm November...
Irgendwann I'm November...
word' ich geh'n.

Irgendwann I'm November...
ob do's willst oder nicht.
Irgendwann I'm November...
ob do's willst oder nicht.
Irgendwann I'm November...
ob do's willst oder nicht.

Irgendwann I'm November...
werden wir uns nicht mehr seh'n.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Juli's song November describe a journey full of uncertainty, where the past and future are both unknown. The first stanza advises against asking about tomorrow because it remains hidden, just as yesterday's events have passed and should not be revisited. The second stanza talks about moving forward on their journey, comparing their movements to circles, and how they quickly go from sunshine to drowning in their words and loneliness.

The chorus repeats the phrase "Irgendwann im November" (someday in November) emphasizing that events have occurred that have led them to this point. The third stanza refers to getting lost together in the endless rain on their journey and feeling abandoned, yet continuing to push forward because they are "shadow riders" on their way to the light.

The fourth stanza talks about their drowning and sense of loneliness being shared by both of them, and no matter what happens next, the singer feels they have failed. The fifth stanza repeats the phrase "Denn es ist Juli" (Because it is July) before repeating the chorus and ending with the phrase, "someday in November, whether you want it or not, we will no longer see each other."

Overall, the lyrics seem to be addressing the ephemeral nature of life, the inevitable passing of time, and how we can find ourselves lost in its many iterations. The song explores themes of loneliness, questions about relationships, and the human experience of struggling with hope and uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

Frag' nicht nach morgen, denn er bleibt dir verborgen.
Don't ask about tomorrow, because it remains hidden from you.

Frag' nicht was gestern war...
Don't ask about what happened yesterday...

Wir zieh'n unsre Kreise auf unserer Reise. Wo eben noch Sonne war...
We're drawing our circles on our journey. Where the sun just was...

Wir ertrinken zu zweit in unseren Worten. Wir ertrinken zu zweit in Einsamkeit.
We're drowning together in our words. We're drowning together in loneliness.

Irgendwann I'm November... Zu lang, zu weit, zu viel passiert...
Sometime in November... Too long, too far, too much has happened...

Wir verlier'n uns I'm Regen auf endlosen Wegen. Warum laesst do mich I'm Stich?
We lose each other in the rain on endless roads. Why do you leave me helpless?

Wir zieh'n immer weiter, denn wir sind Schattenreiter auf unserem Weg ins Licht.
We always move forward, because we are shadow riders on our way to the light.

Egal was noch kommt, egal was do sagst. Auch wenn do jetzt schweigst, ich habe versagt.
No matter what comes next, no matter what you say. Even if you're silent now, I have failed.

Ich habe versagt. Ich weiÃ, ich habe versagt.
I have failed. I know, I have failed.

Denn es ist Juli...
Because it's July...

Irgendwann I'm November... word' ich geh'n.
Sometime in November... I will go.

Ob do's willst oder nicht. Irgendwann I'm November... ob do's willst oder nicht.
Whether you want it or not. Sometime in November... whether you want it or not.

Irgendwann I'm November... werden wir uns nicht mehr seh'n.
Sometime in November... we won't see each other anymore.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EVA BRIEGEL, JONAS PFETZING, SIMON TRIEBEL

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