This is the 13518th most frequent German word.
brannte
"Brannte" is the simple past tense of "brennen" and means "burned" or "was burning."
Here, 'brannte' is used as the simple past tense of 'brennen', meaning 'to burn', describing the ongoing action of the candle emitting flame.
Die Kerze brannte den ganzen Abend.
The candle burned the whole evening.
In this case, 'brannte' is used metaphorically to express a strong feeling or emotion, specifically excitement in this context.
Er brannte vor Aufregung, sie wiederzusehen.
He burned with excitement to see her again.
Here, 'brannte' indicates the action of the building being destroyed by fire in the simple past tense.