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Wikipedia article
"'Rosenrot'" (German for "Rose-red") is a song by German band Rammstein. It was released on 16 December 2005, as the second single from the band's album of the same name.
The song was highly anticipated by fans of Rammstein, as it was first hailed in February 2004 to be the first single from the band's fourth studio album, 'Reise, Reise' (the song "Mein Teil" took the honour instead).
Content
The lyrics tell of a man who is asked by his lover to retrieve a rose from a mountain, and falls to his death.
The lyrics contain elements from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem "Heidenrslein" (while his poem "Erlknig" similarly inspired the 'Reise, Reise' track, "Dalai Lama"), and the story "Schneeweichen und Rosenrot," from the Brothers Grimm. Till also seldom uses his trademark curling of 'R's in the song.
The song features riffs used previously in "Stein um Stein".
Music video
The video was filmed at Mgura (near Braov), Romania, and portrays the band as travelling monks who have come to a small village. The main story of the video shows one of the monks (played by vocalist Till Lindemann) falling in love with one of the local girls (played by then-14 year old Romanian model Ctlina Lavric), whom he meets during a feast. At her request, he enters her house and murders her parents. As he leaves the house, the girl briefly smiles at him before she alarms the villagers, who grab him and burn him at the stake. These scenes are intercut with the other monks, played by the band's other members, engaging in self-flagellation as an act of contrition. In the end, the remaining five monks leave the village.
Track listing
# "Rosenrot (Single Edit)" - 3:47
# "Rosenrot (The Tweaker Remix)" by Chris Vrenna - 4:34
# "Rosenrot (Northern Lite Remix)" by Northern Lite - 4:45
# "Rosenrot (3am At Cosy Remix)" by Jagz Kooner - 4:50
* Two 2-track CD releases feature slightly different track lists:
**"Rosenrot (Single Edit)" and "Rosenrot (Northern Lite Remix)"
**"Rosenrot (Single Version)" and "Rosenrot (Northern Lite Remix)"
Chart positions
References
Category:Rammstein songs
Category:2005 singles
Category:Songs written by Richard Z. Kruspe
Category:Songs written by Paul Landers
Category:Songs written by Till Lindemann
Category:Songs written by Christian Lorenz
Category:Songs written by Oliver Riedel
Category:Songs written by Christoph Schneider
Category:2005 songs
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