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| Traduzione inglese di Andy Lang da Subject: Hanns Eisler |
| BANKENLIED | SONG OF THE BANKS |
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| Wir sind entlassen! | We've been laid off! |
| Jetzt ist's so weit, | Now we've had enough, |
| liebe Leut', liebe Leut'! | dear people, dear people! |
| Wir ziehn auf die Banken, | We're going the banks, |
| revidieren die Kassen, | to audit the accounts, |
| revidieren die Kassen! | to audit the accounts! |
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| Wenn man mal keine Arbeit hat, | Once you don't have a job, |
| dann kann man durch die ganze Stadt | then you can wander through the whole city |
| wie ein entsprungner Häftling bummeln. | like a prisoner who's just been released from jail. |
| Kein bißchen Brot, kein Tropfen Bier, | No piece of bread, no drop of beer, |
| und unsre Magen wände trommeln | and the walls of your stomach beating like a drum |
| an jeder Bäckerladentür! | as you pass the door of every bakery shop. |
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| Wir sind entlassen! | We've been laid off! |
| Jetzt ist's so weit, | Now we've had enough, |
| liebe Leut', liebe Leut'! | dear people, dear people! |
| Wir ziehn auf die Banken, | We're going the banks, |
| revidieren die Kassen, | to audit the accounts, |
| revidieren die Kassen! | to audit the accounts! |
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| Es scheint fast, daß die Handelsherrn, | It almost seems as if the gentlemen of commerce, |
| Bankhäuser und Fabrikskonzern | the bank houses and industrial concerns |
| den gleichen Spruch im Munde führen. | all are talking the same game. |
| Sie machen gern und schnell Bankrott, | With dispatch they'll gladly drive into bankruptcy |
| die Ärmsten—ach, es ist zum rühren! | the poorest of the poor—oh, it's enough to make you cry! |
| Könnt' ich's nur auch tun, lieber Gott! | If only I could do it too, dear God! |
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| Wir sind entlassen! | We've been laid off! |
| Jetzt ist's so weit, | Now we've had enough, |
| liebe Leut', liebe Leut'! | dear people, dear people! |
| Wir ziehn auf die Banken, | We're going the banks, |
| revidieren die Kassen, | to audit the accounts, |
| revidieren die Kassen! | to audit the accounts! |
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| Jedoch, auf daß die Rechnung stimmt, | Nevertheless, to make sure the bill's added up right, |
| ist's nötig, daß man Einblick nimmt, | it's necessary to take a look |
| wo sie ihr Kontobuch verschließen, | at the place where they lock up their books, |
| damit ihr mal die Herren seht, | so you can see how it is |
| die wir in Freuden leben ließen, | we've allowed these gentlemen to live in pleasure, |
| wenn's uns schon an den Kragen geht! | while they had us by our throats! |
