From 1972 to 1973, Hagen enrolled in the crash-course performance program at The Central Studio for Light Music in East Berlin. Upon graduation, she joined the band Automobil (picture), which released a well-received album in Germany, including her first hit "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen" in 1974.
After a concert for a West German labour union in 1976 her stepfather, Wolf Biermann, was forbidden to return to the GDR. Because of their protests against it her mother, Eva-Maria Hagen and Nina were thrown out of GDR in 1977, and followed Biermann to his hometown Hamburg.
Nina subsequently met West-Berlin photographer Jim Rakete (who also produced some bands he shot the cover-photos for - like "Nena" some years later). He brought Nina together with the politically left-wing band "Lokomotive Kreuzberg" (later known as "Spliff"): thus the "Nina Hagen Band" was born.
In 1978 The Nina Hagen Band released their self-titled debut album, which included titles like "TV-Glotzer" (a cover of "White Punks on Dope" by The Tubes) and "Auf'm Bahnhof Zoo".
According to reviewer Fritz Rumler, she thrusts herself into the music, aggressively, directly, furiously, roars in the most beautiful operatic alto, then, through shrieks and squeals, precipitates herself into luminous soprano heights... she parodies, satirises, and howls on stage like a dervish.
Nina Hagen's eccentricity led to big disputes in the band and during a subsequent European tour Hagen decided to leave the band, though she was still under contract to produce a second album in 1979. This LP, Unbehagen (in addition to the obvious pun on her name, in German this also means 'discomfort' or 'unease'), was eventually produced with the band recording their tracks in Berlin and Hagen recording the vocals in Los Angeles, California. It included the single "African Reggae"/"Wir leben immer... noch" (a cover of Lene Lovich's "Lucky Number"). The headless Nina Hagen Band soon developed a successful independent musical career as Spliff.
Meanwhile, Hagen's public persona was steadily creating an increasing media uproar and she became infamous for an appearance on an Austrian talk show called Club 2, in which she performed an explicit simulation of masturbation. She also acted with Dutch sex-drugs-and-rock-'n'-roll legend Herman Brood in the movie Cha Cha, along with Lene Lovich and various Dutch bands.
An European tour with a new band in 1980 was cancelled, she had a love affair with a 16 year old punk from Amsterdam called Noddy (www.noddyriot.co.uk) and sang a RHCP rapduet with him at the OneWorldPoetry festival at the MilkyWay and lived with him in New York and in the Bahamas.
In 1982 her first solo album NunSexMonkRock, a dissonant mix of punk, funk and opera, was a minor hit, and led to a world tour with the No Problem Orchestra.
In 1983 came the album Angstlos and a minor European tour. By this time, Hagen's public appearances were becoming even stranger; over the years they frequently included discussions of God, UFOs, her social and political beliefs, animal rights / vivisection and claims of alien sightings. The English version of Angstlos, 'Fearless', generated two major club hits in America , "Zarah" and the disco/punk/opera classic, "New York New York".
1985's 'Nina Hagen In Ekstasy' fared less well, but it did generate club hits with "Universal Radio" and a cover of "Spirit In The Sky", and it also featured her hardcore punk take on Frank Sinatra's "My Way", which had been one of her signature live tunes in previous years. Her contract with CBS over, she released the Punk Wedding EP independently in 1987, a celebration of her marriage to an 18-year old punk. It followed an independent 1986 one-off single with Lene Lovich, the anthemic "Don't Kill The Animals".
In 1989 Hagen released the album Nina Hagen which was backed up by another German tour. Now living in Paris with her daughter Cosma Shiva, in 1991 she toured Europe in support of her new album Street.
In 1992 Hagen became the host of a TV show on RTLplus. The following year she released Revolution Ballroom and two years later the German-language album Freud Euch appeared, recorded in English as Beehappy in 1996. Also in 1996, Hagen collaborated with electronic music composer Christopher Franke on "Alchemy of Love", the theme song for the Tenchi Universe movie Tenchi Muyo! in Love.
In 1998, Hagen became the host of a weekly science fiction show on the British Sci-Fi-Channel, in addition to embarking on another tour of Germany. In 1999, she released the devotional album Om Namah Shivay, which was distributed exclusively online. She also sang "Witness" on KMFDM's Adios.
Nina has a strong interest in various religions, but that is mainly driven by her urge to build a better world and her own colorful freedom within it.
In 2000, her song Schön ist die Welt became the official song of Expo 2000. The album The Return of the Mother was released in February 2001, accompanied by another German tour.
Hagen dubbed the voice of Sally in the German release of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and she also did some voice work in Hot Dogs by Michael Schoemann.
Hagen has been featured on many songs by other bands, for instance Oomph!'s song Fieber, a cover of Rammstein's "Seemann" with Apocalyptica and in 2008 appeared readily on psy-trance act S.U.N. Project's X Black Album, most notably on the fully vocal track We're In Space. She also sang the song "Garota de Berlim" with Brazilian singer Supla in her early years.
Her two children are Cosma Shiva and Otis.
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BEST archive for Nina Hagen pictures and stuff (regrettably just in German), incl. very old GDR pics like a beautiful one at the age of 18 and one shot by the "Stasi" (together with her stepfather Wolf Biermann - wiki)
Cosma Shiva
Nina Hagen Lyrics
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Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
??? so young in space,
?? so young in space
??????????????????????
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
Wir sind die menschen auf der erde
Alle voll drauf auf total-beschwerde
Sie sind böse, sie sind dumm...
Wissen aber nicht warum
Liebster Gott in space,
Wen wir auf treffen face to face
Dann gibts nichts mehr zu jammern
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
??? so young in space
??? so young in space
???????????????????????????
??????????????????
Wir sind dir menschen auf der erde
Alle voll drauf total-beschwerde
Alles sind die bösen, dumm
Wissen aber nicht warum
Liebster Gott in space,
wenn wir auf treffen face to face
Dann gibts nichts mehr zu jammern
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
COSMA SHIVA
COSMA SHIVA
COSMA SHIVA
and my little baby I tell you.. God is your father.
The song "Cosma Shiva" by Nina Hagen is a psychedelic, space rock anthem that is full of surreal and obscure lyrics. The song is a tribute to Cosma Shiva Hagen, who is Nina Hagen's daughter, as well as an actress and model. The opening lines of the song "Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! / ?? so young in space, / ?? so young in space" paint a picture of a young girl traveling through space, possibly on a cosmic adventure.
The lyrics of the song are full of references to space travel, God, and the human condition. The chorus of the song features the repeated phrase "Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!" which seems to congratulate the young girl for her space travels. The verses, on the other hand, describe the troubles and shortcomings of humanity on Earth, and suggest that we could learn a thing or two from the cosmic beings that we might encounter out in space.
Overall, "Cosma Shiva" is a hypnotic and wild ride that takes listeners on a journey through space and beyond. The lyrics are cryptic and full of symbolism, but they seem to celebrate the limitless possibilities of the universe and the potential that we as humans have to explore and discover new things.
Line by Line Meaning
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
Naming celestial objects and exclaiming their awe and wonder.
??? so young in space,
?? so young in space
Expressing a sense of youthful excitement and novelty towards space.
Wir sind die menschen auf der erde
Alle voll drauf auf total-beschwerde
Sie sind böse, sie sind dumm...
Wissen aber nicht warum
Commenting on the human condition on Earth, characterizing people as unhappy, ignorant, and unaware of the reasons.
Liebster Gott in space,
Wen wir auf treffen face to face
Dann gibts nichts mehr zu jammern
Addressing the divine in space and suggesting that meeting such a being will end all complaints.
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
Repeating the names used at the beginning, reinforcing the celestial admiration and wonder.
??? so young in space
??? so young in space
Repeating the line conveying excitement, reinforcing the youthful and exuberant perspective towards space.
Wir sind dir menschen auf der erde
Alle voll drauf total-beschwerde
Alles sind die bösen, dumm
Wissen aber nicht warum
Rephrasing the earlier lines containing a commentary on humanity the same meaning with minor differences in phrasing to drive home the point.
Liebster Gott in space,
wenn wir auf treffen face to face
Dann gibts nichts mehr zu jammern
Same as previous, aiming to emphasize the importance of meeting the divine.
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
COSMA SHIVA
COSMA SHIVA
COSMA SHIVA
Repeating the same lines twice again, then use uppercase to express an exclamation or shouting.
and my little baby I tell you.. God is your father.
Adding a short conclusive remark that God is the father to the artist's child.
Contributed by Owen M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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@Theodisc
Nina Hagen - Cosma Shiva (lyrics EN/DE)
1....2.....3.....4.....5.....6.....7.....8.....9...: Materialised
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
In any case, we are in space
In any case, we are in space
In any case, we are in space
In any case, we are in space
Fall direkt im All
Auf jeden Fall direkt im All
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
Cosma Shiva! Galaxhymne!
Wir sind die Menschen auf der Erde
Alle voll drauf auf Total-Beschwerde
Sie sind böse, sie sind dumm...
Sie wissen aber nicht warum
Liebster Gott in space
Wen wir uns treffen face to face
Dann gibts nichts mehr zu jammern
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
In any case, we are in space
In any case, we are in space
We are in space
Auf jeden Fall direkt im All
Auf jeden Fall direkt im All
Wir sind die Menschen auf der Erde
Alle voll drauf Total-Beschwerde
Alles sind sie böse und dumm
Sie wissen aber nicht warum
Liebster Gott in space
Wenn wir uns treffen face to face
Dann gibts nichts mehr zu jammern
Cosma Shiva! Galaxina! Cosma Shiva! Galaxina!
COSMA SHIVA
COSMA SHIVA
(Auf jeden Fall direkt im All...)
COSMA SHIVA
And my little baby I tell you...
God is your Father [Go with your Father]
@monicaladruga7274
Cosma Shiva!Galaxina!Love you for ever! Nina Hagen Italy
@judeannethecandorchannel2153
Yes!!
💃🎶💃💕🎶💃🍾🥂💫
I'm Italian! (American)
👠
I want a "Drago-Mic" tshirt. 🧚♀️
(It's safe to be Italian now. The usa pulled its head that far out of its @ss)🧚♂️
💃🎶💃🍾🥂💃👙🧚♀️🍾🥂💫
@inasible
Timeless Nina
@judeannethecandorchannel2153
Yup...
@poppyhorror856
Timeless talent
@rscott2247
There's punk rock and then there's this kind of punk rock !
@angelitadealmeida425
Uma linda música que ela fez para a filha. Adorável! 😍
@juniorsolorio8269
Angelyne brought me here ✨👠✨
@starblind8
She's so underrated. I love it!
@lysandergrunberg688
i think her success makes her the opposite of underrated, no?