German speakers

[Rafiq]

I have a strange favor to ask you:

Could any of you translate this song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7uHye4hU1M

Or, if not translate it, provide its German lyrics? (or some of them at least?)

Thanks

[Tim Cornelis]

Why? You want to know if it's a bunch of philistine shit?

I can understand German when it's calmly spoken, so I was optimistic for the first few moments about being able to help you, but nah. I got there's a Christian holy text (the Bible I'm ingeniously guessing) that's been betrayed or something, not much help I guess.

[Rafiq]

Well if people are curious the reason is that, on top of actually appreciating the song, I want to know how they relate the subject to their politics.

The interest stems from the fact that they are a German folk band. I would like to know how such a song relates to the "German-Left identity".

[The Intransigent Faction]

I can understand German when it's calmly spoken

In other words, you can't understand German? :grin:

[Alet]

Some passages are really difficult to understand, even for German speakers.
The first part is relatively easy, he talks about gently living (? "sanftlebend") meat(? maybe it's a metaphor for a human) in Wittenberg, which sullied "disgraceful" Christianity in a perverted way by stealing the holy text (Bible). Following this, a woman sings Thomas Müntzer with the hammer said.
The second part is about the striving for a new order and bringing all oppression to an end. Also, "he" (Müntzer, I guess) is followed by an army of thousands of men with their fists raised (or at least his fist is raised).
The third part is cryptical to me.
In the fourth part, it is said that after 35 years "he" was executed by "them", and if they surrendered now, all the blood would have been shed without cause. That's why they reconquer their own land hand in hand.
After that, the song ends with the words Thomas Müntzer with the hammer said.
I hope it helps.


e: If you don't take it literally, the woman might also say Thomas Müntzer said with the hammer. I don't know whether he really had a hammer or it is a metaphor.