Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - "Abgewiesen"

Loved and united in death and only in death.

(Poem no. 26 out of 54, located pg. 70 of ‘Messer’, 2010 print.)

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - "Auf Dem Friedhof"

Rotten and rotting.

Two poems in one package. I wanted to have it separate but 'Auf Dem Friedhof' and 'Auf Dem Friedhof (2)' are related and probably better off read together. This poem is tagged 'trigger warning' and 'grimdark'.


(Poems no. 11-12 out of 54, located pg. 36-37 of ‘Messer’, 2010 print.)

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - 'Nebel'

If you expect this to be anything like the Rammstein song 'Nebel', hoo boy are you wrong.

Due to graphic descriptions I will label this as 'grimdark'.

(Poem no. 09 out of 54, located pg. 30 of ‘Messer’, 2010 print.)

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - 'Der Alte Mann Trägt Ein Brett'

Oh, ye of little faith.

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - 'Tot Singt'

IT KEEPS HAPPENING

From this poem onwards I will also introduce the label 'grimdark' for especially disturbing poems, three examples of which I have linked above. Trigger warning and disturbing is not quite the same thing; 'Tot Singt' gets both.

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - 'Großmutter'

Unable are the loved to die; for love is immortality.

This poem deals explicitly with the death of a relative. Thus I will put a trigger warning on it.

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - "So Hat Das Kind In Not Gelogen"

Words and language can and have failed us all.

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - "Mißfall"

Love set you going like a fat gold watch.
Alas, hate has simply made you an abomination.


Disturbing content and perhaps hints of incest, rather graphic. Thus this one gets a trigger warning.

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Till Lindemann's 'Messer' - "Zum Sein Von Schlechten Eltern"

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can
And don't have any kids yourself.
- Philip Larkin, 'This Be The Verse'

I'll put a trigger warning on this one for possible hitting-too-close-to-home situations.

Disclaimer: Poem copyrighted to Till Lindemann. This post does not include photos/illustrations of said poem from 'Messer'. The original German text is also not included. This is only a interpretive translation and accuracy is not guaranteed.