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Zeit (English: Time) is the third album by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. A double LP, it was released in August 1972, being the first release featuring Peter Baumann, who joined then-current members Christopher Franke and Edgar Froese. Zeit is subtitled Largo in Four Movements.
The style of this album is slower and more atmospheric than their previous albums. Florian Fricke from the Munich-based group Popol Vuh, playing Moog synthesizer, and four cellists appear on the first track. The album cover depicts a solar eclipse.
As explained by Paul Russell for the 2002 reissue, "Zeit, which means 'time', was based on the philosophy that time was in fact motionless and only existed in our own minds." And concluding, "Without doubt Zeit is a Krautrock master work still capable of surprises without having to shock. The album which took the band to the edge of international recognition, still sounds timeless 30 years on."
Music critics often refer to Zeit as being one of the first (or perhaps the first) examples of dark ambient music.
Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (i/ˈstiːvən ˈhɔːkɪŋ/; born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009 and has achieved commercial success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; his book A Brief History of Time appeared on the British Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.
Stunde um Stunde
Tag um Tag
Minute um Minute
Schlag um Schlag
Halt den Zeiger an
Er soll sich nicht mehr drehen
Ich marschiere nicht mehr
Nein ich bleib einfach stehen
Ich hab keine Lust mehr
Mit den anderen
Im Gleichschritt zu gehen
Muß Leben zieht vorbei?
Wieder stirbt ein Tag
Mit dreißig bin ich tot
Mit siebzig lieg ich dann im Grab
Was kann ich noch tun
Das kann doch noch nicht alles sein
Ich will endlich wissen wofür es sich lohnt
Auf dieser gottverdammten Welt zu sein
Auf dieser Gott, gottverdammten Welt zu sein
Zeit
Ich brauche nur ein bißchen Zeit
Zeit zu verstehen
Zeit
Gib mir nur ein bißchen Zeit
Wieder klar zu sehen
Zeit
Ich brauche nur ein bißchen Zeit
Zeit zu verstehen
Zeit
Gib mir nur ein bißchen Zeit
Wieder klar zu sehen
Zeit
Oh, gib mir Zeit
Wieder aufzustehen
Note: special thanks to John for lending his „ear“ and to Jobarr for being so