Discover the story of the song > REISE REISE – Rammstein

The song is about sailors and the dangers they face at sea. The protagonist sings about how some sailors fight battles on the waves while others hunt for fish. The refrain repeats the phrase “Reise, Reise, Seemann, Reise” which means “Travel, travel, sailor, travel” and talks about how everyone does things in their own way. The song ends with the idea that sometimes sailors die at sea and the waves weep for them.