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Translation
Mother, the man with the cokes is there
Mother, oh mother
Mother, oh mother
Mother, oh mother
The man with the cokes is there
It was once called the black gold of the Ruhr,
It gave warmth, comfort and energy
In a special chemical process
volatilized from the original matter the gases
Coal becomes cokes
The people longed for the energy,
which the cokes provided them
But it was too expensive for the people
Mother, oh mother, the man with the cokes is there!
Mother, the man with the cokes is there
Yes, my boy, yes, I know that
Mother, the man with the cokes is there
Yes, my boy, yes, I know that
I don't have money and you don't have money,
Who has ordered the man with the cokes?
I don't have money and you don't have money,
Who has ordered the man with the cokes?
The black gold has become white
One takes a simple recipe
And cokes became coal again
Warmth, comfort, energy ...
Warmth, comfort, energy ...
Mother, oh mother, the man with the cokes is there
Mother, the man with the cokes is there
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Comments
magicmulder
Mon, 13/02/2017 - 11:45
"And cokes became coal again" => I think this deserves a footnote as he's obviously talking about cocaine and money ("Kohle" is a colloquial German term for money) here - in that context, the line would translate to "and cocaine turns (back) into money".
José Vieira
Thu, 07/10/2021 - 09:55
Coke is a collective noun - so should be singular (cokes = coke).
'volatilized from the original matter the gases'
is a little too technical and still leaves the subject at the end.
better: gases are released from the original matter.
'who ordered the man with the coke?'
('ordered' is a little awkward when speaking of people; you can order objects)
better: who called for the man with the coke?