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English to German: songlyrics / sixteen tons General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Music
Source text - English Sixteen tons
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bone
A mind that's weak and a back that is strong
You load sixteen tons and Whaddya get?
Another day older and deeper in dept
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The strawboss said: Well, Bless my soul!
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain
Fighting and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the cane-break by an ols mama lion
Can't no hot-coloured woman make me haunt the line
If you see me coming better step aside
A lotta men didn't a lotta men died
I got one fist of iron the other of steel
If the right one don't get ya then the left one will
Translation - German 16 Tonnen
Sie sagen, der Mensch ist geschaffen aus Dreck,
Blut und Muskeln sind wohl eher der Zweck.
Muskeln, Blut, Knochen und Haut,
Ein schwacher Geist aber kräftig gebaut.
Du lädst sechzehn Tonnen was ist der Lohn?
Die Schulden gehen rauf, der Tag läuft davon.
Petrus, ruf mich nicht, weg würd' ich gern,
Aber meine Seele gehört dem Konzern.
Geboren bin ich ohne Sonne bei Nacht
Ich nahm meine Hacke und fuhr in den Schacht.
Ich schleppe sechzehn Tonnen Dreck und Erz,
Der Boss zählt die Kohle und macht einen Scherz.
Geboren bin ich mitten in Regen und Nacht.
Ich bedeute einfach Ärger und Krach.
Ne Jugend im Pott, die Mutter ein Tier,
Da komm ich nicht klar auf die Tussis hier.
Siehst du mich kommen, dann hau besser ab,
Oder du stolperst direkt in dein Grab.
Ne Faust aus Stahl, die andre aus Erz
Geht die eine vorbei, bringt die andre den Schmerz.
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Years of experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2015.
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