A2 German · doch, im/vor + Dativ
Rauch im Licht
A slow club-night song for A2 German: everyday verbs in the present tense (stehen, laufen, trinken, sagen), the dative after im and vor, and the contrast word doch. Every line is glossed word by word with its frequency rank, so you can see how much of it you already know.
Generated using AI, checked by people · A2 German · published 2026-09-11
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85%
of this song's words are in the 5,000 most common
109
words from the top 1,000
1–3,764
frequency ranks covered
146
unique words in the lyrics
Lyrics, line by line
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Intro
(Club ist dunkel, nur die Gläser machen Sterne)
(Club is dark, only the glasses make stars)
Verse
Ich steh im Rauch, doch mein Kopf bleibt klar
I stand in smoke, but my head stays clear
Bass läuft tief und der Abend wird wahr
Bass runs deep and the evening becomes real
Dein Blick ist laut, doch du sagst nichts mehr
Your look is loud, but you don’t say anything anymore
Wir spielen cool, aber innen ist schwer
We play it cool, but inside it’s heavy
Ich trink nur langsam, ich hab Zeit heut Nacht
I drink only slowly, I have time tonight
Die Stadt ist weich, doch sie hält uns wach
The city is soft, yet it keeps us awake
Dein Name tanzt noch im Glas vor mir
Your name still dances in the glass before me
Ich lach zu laut, denn du fehlst ja hier
I laugh too loud, because you’re missing here
Die Trompete flüstert von alten Tagen
The trumpet whispers of old days
Wir waren jung, ohne große Fragen
We were young, without big questions
Du sagst, du musst, doch du willst nicht gehn
You say you must, but you don’t want to go
Im Spiegel seh ich uns beide noch stehn
In the mirror I still see us both standing
Chorus
Rauch im Licht, ich seh dich nicht
Smoke in the light, I don’t see you
Doch ich fühl dich neben mir
Yet I feel you next to me
Herz im Beat, wir geh’n noch mit
Heart in the beat, we still go along
Bis der Morgen vor der Tür
Until the morning at the door
Verse
Die Drums sind leise, doch mein Puls ist schnell
The drums are quiet, but my pulse is fast
Die Zeit ist müde, aber du zu hell
Time is tired, but you are too bright
Du erzählst kurz von der neuen Stadt
You talk briefly about the new city
Von neuem Job, von der andren Nacht
About the new job, about the other night
Ich hör dir zu, doch mein Sound fährt hoch
I listen to you, but my sound rises up
Der Bass wird laut, meine Ruhe ist Stroh
The bass gets loud, my calm is like straw
Du lachst und sagst, es ist alles gut
You laugh and say everything is fine
Doch deine Hand hat noch alten Mut
Yet your hand still has old courage
Wir schweigen hart, weil die Worte brenn’n
We are quiet hard, because the words burn
Du siehst mich an, ich kann dich nicht kenn’n
You look at me, I can’t know you
Brauch keinen Plan, nur vielleicht ein Lied
Need no plan, only maybe a song
Dass einmal sagt, wer hier wen verliebt
That someday tells who here loves whom
Chorus
Rauch im Licht, ich seh dich nicht
Smoke in the light, I don’t see you
Doch ich fühl dich neben mir
Yet I feel you next to me
Herz im Beat, wir geh’n noch mit
Heart in the beat, we still go along
Bis der Morgen vor der Tür
Until the morning at the door
Outro
(Rhodes glühn, wir verschwinden im letzten Akkord)
(Rhodes glow, we disappear in the last chord)
A1 · the 109 words to know first
Every word in this song that sits in the 1,000 most common German words, by rank.
| Rank | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | The |
| 1 | der | The |
| 2 | und | And |
| 4 | ist | To be |
| 4 | waren | To be |
| 4 | sind | To be |
| 5 | ein | A, an |
| 6 | hab | To have |
| 6 | hat | To have |
| 7 | sie | She, her |
| 8 | wird | To become, get |
| 9 | von | From, of |
| 10 | Ich | I |
| 11 | nicht | Not |
| 12 | es | It |
| 13 | mit | With |
| 19 | an | At, on |
| 20 | Dass | That |
| 21 | zu | To |
| 23 | kann | To be able to, can |
| 26 | Wir | We |
| 31 | aber | But |
| 33 | noch | Still, yet |
| 36 | alles | All (pron.) |
| 39 | nur | Only |
| 40 | sagst | To say, tell |
| 40 | sagt | To say, tell |
| 43 | musst | To have to, must |
| 45 | ja | Yes, of course |
| 46 | keinen | No |
| 50 | vor | In front of, before, ago |
| 51 | mein | My, mine |
| 51 | meine | My, mine |
| 52 | mehr | More |
| 54 | du | You |
| 57 | willst | To want to |
| 58 | machen | To do, make |
| 63 | mir | Me |
| 65 | mich | Me |
| 67 | große | Big, large, great |
| 68 | hier | Here |
| 73 | doch | However, but |
| 75 | uns | Us, we |
| 76 | gut | Good |
| 77 | Bis | Until, till |
| 79 | siehst | To see |
| 84 | neuen | New |
| 84 | neuem | New |
| 85 | steh | To stand |
| 88 | weil | Because |
| 93 | denn | Because |
| 96 | Zeit | Time |
| 109 | nichts | Nothing |
| 111 | Tagen | Day |
| 113 | bleibt | To stay, remain |
| 117 | beide | Both |
| 118 | hoch | High, tall |
| 120 | ohne | Without |
| 124 | einmal | Once |
| 138 | alten | Old |
| 145 | vielleicht | Perhaps, maybe |
| 146 | hör | To hear |
| 149 | wer | Who, whoever |
| 149 | wen | Who, whoever |
| 152 | letzten | Last |
| 153 | Fragen | To ask |
| 155 | hält | To stop, hold |
| 176 | kurz | Short |
| 179 | Brauch | To need |
| 180 | Hand | Hand |
| 194 | Worte | Word |
| 199 | jung | Young |
| 203 | schnell | Fast |
| 204 | Stadt | City, town |
| 205 | spielen | To play |
| 215 | fährt | To drive, ride, go |
| 217 | dich | You, yourself |
| 233 | Dein | Your |
| 233 | deine | Your |
| 239 | klar | Clear |
| 244 | dir | You |
| 250 | Kopf | Head |
| 252 | läuft | To run |
| 255 | Name | Name |
| 257 | schwer | Difficult, heavy |
| 263 | erzählst | To tell |
| 266 | neben | Next to, beside |
| 306 | Blick | Look, view, glance |
| 325 | Nacht | Night |
| 342 | Abend | Evening |
| 375 | Tür | Door |
| 420 | fehlst | To lack, be missing, be absent |
| 436 | Licht | Light |
| 442 | tief | Deep |
| 444 | lachst | To laugh |
| 526 | langsam | Slow |
| 532 | Herz | Heart |
| 559 | verschwinden | To disappear |
| 572 | laut | According to |
| 621 | Morgen | Morning |
| 634 | trink | To drink |
| 706 | dunkel | Dark |
| 728 | hart | Hard |
| 737 | wahr | True |
| 885 | Gläser | Glass |
| 885 | Glas | Glass |
| 954 | Plan | Plan |
| 973 | schweigen | To remain silent |
| 989 | Ruhe | Silence, peace |
B1 grammar note
doch — the small word that flips a sentence
Rauch im Licht leans on doch six times. Between two clauses it means 'but / yet' with a softer contrast than aber ("Ich steh im Rauch, doch mein Kopf bleibt klar"). At B1 you will also meet it as a one-word answer that contradicts a negative question ("Kommst du nicht?" — "Doch!"). Listen for where the singer puts the stress: that is where the contrast lives.
Questions
- What level is "Rauch im Licht"?
- A2 German. 109 of its 146 unique words are in the 1,000 most common German words, and 85% are in the top 5,000, so it is readable early and still teaches ranks up to 3,764.
- What grammar does this song teach?
- doch — the small word that flips a sentence. Rauch im Licht leans on doch six times.
- Is the song real or AI-generated?
- The song, video and translations are generated using AI and checked by people. Every page says so, and the lyrics are original — no licensed recordings are used.
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