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B1 German. 60 of its 82 unique words are in the 1,000 most common German words, and 90% are in the top 5,000, so it is readable early and still teaches ranks up to 3,911.

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B1 German · relative clauses (die/der/das)

Nachtlichter

Name: Nachtlichter (B1 German)
Uploaded: 2026-09-12
Description: A neo-soul night-walk through a city that has just gone quiet, sung by "the woman who counts the lights". It has a music video, and its lyrics are a small workshop in relative clauses — the grammar that lets you glue a description onto a noun.

A neo-soul night-walk through a city that has just gone quiet, sung by "the woman who counts the lights". It has a music video, and its lyrics are a small workshop in relative clauses — the grammar that lets you glue a description onto a noun.

Generated using AI, checked by people · B1 German · published 2026-09-12

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Nachtlichter

0:001:05

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90%

of this song's words are in the 5,000 most common

words from the top 1,000

1–3,911

frequency ranks covered

unique words in the lyrics

Lyrics, line by line

Hover or tap a word for its meaning and frequency rank (1 = most common).

Intro

Die Stadt wird leise, der Tag ist vorbei

The city grows quiet, the day is over

Ich bin die Frau, die die Lichter zählt

I count the lights, one, two, three

Verse

Später Abend, der Regen ist warm

Late evening, the rain is warm

Kaffee in der Hand, die Jacke am Arm

Coffee in my hand, my jacket on my arm

Die U-Bahn singt ihr altes Lied

The subway sings its old song

Ich schreib die Zeilen, die keiner sieht

I write the lines that nobody sees

Neonlicht auf nassem Asphalt

Neon light on wet asphalt

Die Nacht ist jung, und ich werd nicht alt

The night is young, and I won't grow old

Chorus

Nachtlichter über meiner Stadt

Night lights over my city

Jede Straße glänzt, jede Farbe satt

Every street shines, every color rich

Ich sing mein Lied, die Welt wird still

I sing my song, the world goes still

Die Nacht gibt mir, was ich will

The night gives me what I want

Verse-short

Ein Fenster leuchtet, jemand ist wach

A window is lit, someone is awake

Musik im Kopf bis in den Tag

Music in my head until the day

Ein Mädchen singt, die Stimme klar

The bass is deep, the voice is clear

Alles gut, wie es immer war

All is well, as it always was

Chorus

Nachtlichter über meiner Stadt

Night lights over my city

Jede Straße glänzt, jede Farbe satt

Every street shines, every color rich

Ich sing mein Lied, die Welt wird still

I sing my song, the world goes still

Die Nacht gibt mir, was ich will

The night gives me what I want

Outro

Die Lichter aus, die Stadt schläft ein

The lights go out, the city falls asleep

Morgen wird sie wieder mein

Tomorrow it will be mine again

A1 · the 60 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
1	den	The
2	und	And
3	in	In (prep.)
4	ist	To be
4	bin	To be
4	war	To be
5	Ein	A, an
7	sie	She, her
8	wird	To become, get
8	werd	To become, get
10	Ich	I
11	nicht	Not
12	es	It
16	auf	On, at, to
25	wie	How
27	ihr	You, her
36	Alles	All (pron.)
37	aus	Out, out of, from
38	was	What
46	keiner	No
47	über	Above, over, about
49	gibt	To give
51	meiner	My, mine
51	mein	My, mine
57	will	To want to
63	mir	Me
64	immer	Always
74	wieder	Again
76	gut	Good
77	bis	Until, till
79	sieht	To see
87	Jede	Every
99	Frau	Woman, wife, Mrs.
111	Tag	Day
138	altes	Old
138	alt	Old
164	Welt	World
169	Später	Late
180	Hand	Hand
184	schreib	To write
199	jung	Young
204	Stadt	City, town
239	klar	Clear
250	Kopf	Head
325	Nacht	Night
330	jemand	Someone, somebody
342	Abend	Evening
391	Straße	Street
399	Stimme	Voice, vote
436	Lichter	Light
509	Musik	Music
527	Arm	Arm
602	Mädchen	Girl
616	am	The (+superlative)
621	Morgen	Morning
674	Fenster	Window
679	schläft	To sleep
704	zählt	To count

B1 grammar note

die, der, das as relative pronouns

"Ich bin die Frau, die die Lichter zählt" and "Ich schreib die Zeilen, die keiner sieht": here die is not an article but a relative pronoun standing in for the noun before it, and — as always in a relative clause — the verb (zählt, sieht) lands at the end. The pronoun copies the gender of its noun (die Frau → die, das Fenster → das), which is why keeping track of gender pays off the moment you start joining sentences.

Questions

What level is "Nachtlichter"?: B1 German. 60 of its 82 unique words are in the 1,000 most common German words, and 90% are in the top 5,000, so it is readable early and still teaches ranks up to 3,911.
What grammar does this song teach?: die, der, das as relative pronouns. "Ich bin die Frau, die die Lichter zählt" and "Ich schreib die Zeilen, die keiner sieht": here die is not an article but a relative pronoun standing in for the noun before it, and — as always in a relative clause — the verb (zählt, sieht) lands at the end.
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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