Tango

Anna Depenbusch sings "Tango" in Hamburg in 2011
You do not need to tell me;
I've known it for so long.
Should frame it like a picture--
the feeling is that strong.

 It's shining in your eyes there;
my knees are weak, and yet
believe me when I tell you
that look I won't forget.

 You haven't really found me;
I didn't search as well.
When I'm in love with someone
I know it from the smell.

 Don't want to wait much longer--
no more I need to know.
I've guessed it all already;
give me the final blow.

 So kiss me now like never before;
sing a sweet song in my ear;
love me till the morning comes,
then fly me over the horizon.

 Bite me firmly on the neck;
rip my best dress off my back;
lick my hurt and pain away,
then break my heart in two.

 When then will become of me,
if I'm doubting my own name?
I'll probably just die here,
and you will be to blame.

 Love's such a strong emotion,
but trust is what you need.
And dreams can all come true--
but first you must believe.

 So kiss me now like never before,
sing a sweet song in my ear,
love me till the morning comes,
then fly me over the horizon.

 Bite me firmly on the neck,
rip my best dress off my back,
lick my hurt and pain away,
then break my heart in two.

 Come, kiss me now like never before,
sing a sweet song in my ear,
love me till the morning comes . . .

 "Tango" - Words and music by Anna Depenbusch; translation by Frank Beck

 If all you heard was the chorus ("So kiss me now like never before ..."), you might think this was a conventional love song. Instead, Depenbusch takes us to a place where desire turns into desperation, denial and something akin to madness. And her delivery makes it all seem inevitable.

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