From Herzeleid · 1995 · Track 10
Laichzeit
«Spawning Season»
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In context
The title names the season when fish spawn, and the lyrics use that image as their central metaphor. Its exit from the setlist was more memorable than its run: Till said goodbye to it live, from the stage, the last time it was played.
- Reproduction
- Animality
- Origin
- Tenth song on “Herzeleid”, recorded in March 1995 at Polar Studios in Stockholm and released on 25 September of that year.
- Live
- Debuted on 3 December 1994, before the album had even finished recording, and was played at 75 concerts up to 18 January 2001, when Till bid it farewell from the stage instead of dropping it without notice. Over the years its introduction changed several times.
Our reading
Here the archive deliberately falls short: the sources consulted do not document a more detailed interpretation, and we would rather say so than fill the gap with an invented reading. If material turns up to support one, this entry will be expanded.
The archive's interpretation, not an official account.
A goodbye announced on stage
It was played at 75 shows between 1994 and 2001, and its exit from the setlist wasn’t quiet: the last time it was performed, on 18 January 2001, Till Lindemann said goodbye to it live from the stage instead of just letting it drop without notice. It hasn’t been played since.
Over the years on tour, the intro changed repeatedly — drum build-ups, guitar strumming sequences, and different synth configurations — and at some festivals the staging came with pyrotechnics and confetti cannons.
The title translates as “spawning season,” the time of year fish reproduce; the lyric uses that image as its central metaphor, though the sources consulted don’t document a more detailed reading of the interpretation.
Context
Tenth track on Herzeleid, recorded in March 1995 at Polar Studios in Stockholm, released 25 September of that year.
Live
It debuted on 3 December 1994, before the album had even finished recording.
Notes by Rammstein Colombia, for the purpose of analysis. The original lyrics belong to their authors and are not reproduced in this entry.