A2 German · two-way prepositions (an/zwischen/auf) + Dativ
Schnee auf Drähten
Snow settles on the tram wires and the whole city goes a little quieter for a few minutes. A hushed jazz-pop scene with concrete winter vocabulary (Flocken, Tramdrähte, Masten, Gleise) that makes German's location prepositions easy to feel.
Generated using AI, checked by people · A2 German · published 2026-09-12
Snow falls softly on the streets
And stays hanging on old wires
I am the woman with cold hands
Watch how white snowflakes dance
Tram wires carry gentle lights
The city sounds a bit softer today
My heart swings with the quiet tracks
Snow falls gently on the tram wires
Holds time still for a few minutes
Between the masts, calm is breathing
And I stand here and dream myself warm
My breath paints clouds into the night
A tram moves slowly through the fog
Winter kisses the tired streets
Snow falls gently on the tram wires
Holds time still for a few minutes
Between the masts, calm is breathing
And I stand here and dream myself warm
The last snowflake searches for its track
And I walk home, the evening is completely still
81%
of this song's words are in the 5,000 most common
52
words from the top 1,000
1–4,346
frequency ranks covered
81
unique words in the lyrics
Lyrics, line by line
Hover or tap a word for its meaning and frequency rank (1 = most common).
Intro
Schnee fällt leise auf die Straßen
Snow falls softly on the streets
Und bleibt an alten Drähten hängen
And stays hanging on old wires
Verse
Ich bin die Frau mit kalten Händen
I am the woman with cold hands
Schau zu, wie weiße Flocken tanzen
Watch how white snowflakes dance
Tramdrähte tragen sanfte Lichter
Tram wires carry gentle lights
Die Stadt klingt heute etwas leiser
The city sounds a bit softer today
Mein Herz schwingt mit den stillen Gleisen
My heart swings with the quiet tracks
Chorus
Schnee fällt sacht auf die Tramdrähte
Snow falls gently on the tram wires
Hält die Zeit für ein paar Minuten
Holds time still for a few minutes
Zwischen den Masten atmet die Ruhe
Between the masts, calm is breathing
Und ich steh da und träum mich warm
And I stand here and dream myself warm
Verse-short
Mein Atem malt Wolken in die Nacht
My breath paints clouds into the night
Ein Tram fährt langsam durch den Nebel
A tram moves slowly through the fog
Der Winter küsst die müden Straßen
Winter kisses the tired streets
Chorus
Schnee fällt sacht auf die Tramdrähte
Snow falls gently on the tram wires
Hält die Zeit für ein paar Minuten
Holds time still for a few minutes
Zwischen den Masten atmet die Ruhe
Between the masts, calm is breathing
Und ich steh da und träum mich warm
And I stand here and dream myself warm
Outro
Die letzte Flocke sucht sich ihr Gleis
The last snowflake searches for its track
Und ich geh heim, der Abend ist ganz still
And I walk home, the evening is completely still
A1 · the 52 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 | den | The |
| 1 | Der | The |
| 2 | Und | And |
| 3 | in | In (prep.) |
| 4 | bin | To be |
| 4 | ist | To be |
| 5 | ein | A, an |
| 10 | Ich | I |
| 13 | mit | With |
| 14 | sich | -self |
| 16 | auf | On, at, to |
| 17 | für | For |
| 19 | an | At, on |
| 21 | zu | To |
| 25 | wie | How |
| 27 | ihr | You, her |
| 48 | da | There |
| 51 | Mein | My, mine |
| 55 | durch | Through |
| 65 | mich | Me |
| 66 | geh | To go |
| 69 | ganz | Whole, all the |
| 85 | steh | To stand |
| 96 | Zeit | Time |
| 99 | Frau | Woman, wife, Mrs. |
| 100 | etwas | Something, some, a little |
| 105 | Zwischen | Between |
| 113 | bleibt | To stay, remain |
| 116 | heute | Today |
| 138 | alten | Old |
| 152 | letzte | Last |
| 155 | Hält | To stop, hold |
| 180 | Händen | Hand |
| 204 | Stadt | City, town |
| 215 | fährt | To drive, ride, go |
| 241 | paar | Pair, couple |
| 271 | tragen | To carry, wear |
| 293 | sucht | To search, look for |
| 324 | Minuten | Minute |
| 325 | Nacht | Night |
| 332 | fällt | To fall |
| 342 | Abend | Evening |
| 391 | Straßen | Street |
| 436 | Lichter | Light |
| 472 | weiße | White |
| 526 | langsam | Slow |
| 532 | Herz | Heart |
| 590 | hängen | To hang |
| 700 | klingt | To sound |
| 887 | kalten | Cold |
| 989 | Ruhe | Silence, peace |
B1 grammar note
an, zwischen, auf — location takes the dative
"Und bleibt an alten Drähten hängen" and "Zwischen den Masten atmet die Ruhe": an, zwischen and auf are two-way prepositions — accusative for movement toward a place, dative for where something simply is. Nothing moves here, so it is den Drähten and den Masten, the dative. The one line that flips is "Schnee fällt sacht auf die Tramdrähte": the snow is landing onto the wires, so auf turns accusative — die, not den.
Questions
- What level is "Schnee auf Drähten"?
- A2 German. 52 of its 81 unique words are in the 1,000 most common German words, and 81% are in the top 5,000, so it is readable early and still teaches ranks up to 4,346.
- What grammar does this song teach?
- an, zwischen, auf — location takes the dative. "Und bleibt an alten Drähten hängen" and "Zwischen den Masten atmet die Ruhe": an, zwischen and auf are two-way prepositions — accusative for movement toward a place, dative for where something simply is.
- 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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