Trans Europa Express
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Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express
Trans Europa Express

Rendez-vous auf den Champs Elysees
Verlass Paris am Morgen mit dem TEE
In Wien sitzen wir I'm Nachtcafe
Direkt Verbindung TEE
Wir laufen 'rein in Düsseldorf City





Und treffen Iggy Pop und David Bowie
Trans Europa Express

Overall Meaning

The song "Trans Europa Express" by Kraftwerk is an homage to the train service by the same name that operated between Western European countries during the 1970s. The lyrics describe a journey starting from Paris in the morning, with the train making stops in Vienna and Düsseldorf. The song also mentions the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris, where the singer mentions a rendez-vous. In Vienna, they stop at a night café before continuing on their journey. In Düsseldorf, they meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie, two famous musicians who were living in the city at the time.


The song is essentially about the romanticism and freedom of traveling by train through Europe, meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. The track features a repetitive, robotic beat that is typical of Kraftwerk’s music. The driving, electronic rhythm emulates the sound of a train, while the lyrics describe the journey in a matter-of-fact, almost utilitarian way.


Line by Line Meaning

Trans Europa Express
The song is titled after the train that travels across Europe connecting various cities.


Rendez-vous auf den Champs Elysees
Meeting at the famous avenue in Paris.


Verlass Paris am Morgen mit dem TEE
Leaving Paris in the morning on the Trans Europa Express.


In Wien sitzen wir I'm Nachtcafe
Sitting in a night cafe in Vienna.


Direkt Verbindung TEE
Direct connection on the Trans Europa Express.


Wir laufen 'rein in Düsseldorf City
Entering the city of Düsseldorf.


Und treffen Iggy Pop und David Bowie
Meeting the famous musicians Iggy Pop and David Bowie.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EMIL SCHULT, RALF HUETTER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@ConstantinLeon

Time...
dear lady Saundra ...
is a kind of illusion.

You're now 14 years old,
a lovely adolescent ...
you go to bed to have some sleep.

Next morning...
you wake up and you're 54 !!!

Was it a long dream all this
that you felt living ?

I can't tell, my lady.
I'm over 50 too.
I woke up this morning
and found my self to be 58.



All comments from YouTube:

@Mitzi73

This song is not from 1977. It is from 3077.

@rovostror1

I always think in that way about such a music- as a very far futuristic music.

@antuanpotenzio3117

no its not from the 70s its from the german culter of ohio

@anitaheilbrecht7761

Bester Kommentar !

@siddhantbajoria3038

U r absolutely korect

@yainshidae

agree

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@antonio2337

Florian, you're gone, but you won't be forgotten!
Hope you meet David Bowie at some Heaven's station. Take care, my man!

@leonarddudley8851

R.i.p. david bowie. Consolences!! Iman

@isidromadrigal2434

TEE from Düsseldorf to Heaven 😢

@TheDukHunter05

They're at J Dilla's, making beats with Prince and Phife Dawg too ;)

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