Karel Gott (July 14, 1939 - October 1, 2019) was one of the most successful… Read Full Bio ↴Karel Gott (July 14, 1939 - October 1, 2019) was one of the most successful and widely-known Czech singers. He is known as "the golden throat of Prague" and "Sinatra of the East".

Born in Plzeň, Western Bohemia, Gott was initially trained as a mechanic; at the same time, he performed as an amateur singer in various Prague pubs of the late 1950s. In the 1960s he started to study singing at the Prague Conservatoire, his first short record Měsíční řeka (a Czech version of Henry Mancini's "Moon River") being issued in 1962. Since 1963 Gott rapidly occupied a leading position on the Czechoslovak pop scene, while his first international successes followed his five month stay in Las Vegas.

In 1969, Gott won the music festival in Rio de Janeiro with composer Karel Svoboda's hit Lady Carneval. Between 1965, when his first LP Zpívá Karel Gott ("Karel Gott Sings") was published, and the mid 1990s, Fifty LP's of Gott were published by Czech publishing house Supraphon, making him the best selling performer in the Czech music business. At the same time, more than 80 records were published abroad, most of them on the Polydor label. In the late 1960s, Gott started his career in German-speaking countries as well. As part of this popularity, he represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, singing Tausend Fenster.

On January 7 2008 he married his last wife Ivana (née Macháčková) with whome he had two daughters.

He died on October 1st, 2019 after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leucemia.

Horizont
Karel Gott Lyrics

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Wir war'n zwei Detektive
Die Hüte tief I'm Gesicht
Alle straßen endlos
Barrikaden gab's für uns doch nicht.
Do und ich
Das war einfach unschlagbar
Ein Paar wie Blitz und Donner
Und immer nur auf brennend heißer Spur.

Wir war'n so richtig Freunde für die Ewigkeit
Das war doch klar
Haben die Wolken nicht gesehen am Horizont
Bis es dunkel war
Und dann war's passiert
Hab es nicht kapiert
Ging alles viel zu schnell
Doch zwei wie wir
Die dürfen sich nie verlier'n!
Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter
Ein neuer Tag
Hinterm Horizont immer weiter
Zusammen sind wir stark!
Das mit uns ging so tief rein
Das kann nie zu Ende sein
Sowas Großes geht nicht einfach so vorbei!
Do und ich
Das war einfach unschlagbar
Ein Paar wie Blitz und Donner
Zwei wie wir
Die können sich nie verlier'n.
Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter
Ein neuer Tag
Hinterm Horizont immer weiter
Zusammen sind wir stark!
Das mit uns ging so tief rein
Das kann nie zu Ende sein
Denn zwei wie wir

Die können sich nie verlier'n.
Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter!

Overall Meaning

The song "Horizont" by Karel Gott tells the story of two detectives who were so close that they were like thunder and lightning - an unbeatable pair that worked on the hottest cases. They did not see the clouds on the horizon until it was too late, and they were separated. The song talks about how their friendship was so deep that it could never end. The chorus of the song tells us that behind the horizon, there is always a new day, and as long as they are together, they will always be strong.

The lyrics speak to the idea that even though we may face challenges, we should always look beyond the horizon and keep moving forward. The song also highlights the importance of having strong and everlasting relationships in our lives. Overall, the song is a celebration of friendship and the power of togetherness.

Line by Line Meaning

Wir war'n zwei Detektive
We were two detectives

Die Hüte tief I'm Gesicht
With our hats pulled down over our faces

Alle straßen endlos
All the streets seemed to go on forever

Barrikaden gab's für uns doch nicht.
But there were no barricades we couldn't overcome

Do und ich Das war einfach unschlagbar Ein Paar wie Blitz und Donner Und immer nur auf brennend heißer Spur.
Do and I were unbeatable, like thunder and lightning, always hot on the trail.

Wir war'n so richtig Freunde für die Ewigkeit Das war doch klar
We were truly friends for eternity, it was clear

Haben die Wolken nicht gesehen am Horizont Bis es dunkel war Und dann war's passiert Hab es nicht kapiert Ging alles viel zu schnell
We didn't see the clouds on the horizon until it was dark, and then it happened so fast that I couldn't understand it.

Doch zwei wie wir Die dürfen sich nie verlier'n!
But two like us should never lose each other!

Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter Ein neuer Tag Hinterm Horizont immer weiter Zusammen sind wir stark!
Beyond the horizon, there's a new day, always farther ahead. Together we are strong!

Das mit uns ging so tief rein Das kann nie zu Ende sein Sowas Großes geht nicht einfach so vorbei!
What we had was so deep, it can never end. Something so great doesn't just pass by!

Do und ich Das war einfach unschlagbar Ein Paar wie Blitz und Donner Zwei wie wir Die können sich nie verlier'n.
Do and I were unbeatable, like thunder and lightning. Two like us can never lose each other.

Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter Ein neuer Tag Hinterm Horizont immer weiter Zusammen sind wir stark!
Beyond the horizon, there's a new day, always farther ahead. Together we are strong!

Das mit uns ging so tief rein Das kann nie zu Ende sein Denn zwei wie wir Die können sich nie verlier'n.
What we had was so deep, it can never end. Because two like us can never lose each other.

Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter!
Beyond the horizon, it goes on!

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BEA RESZAT, UDO LINDENBERG

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