We hold together [1]We put up with each other We stick together No one will slow us down We remain loyal to you We stand by that We follow the rules if we are allowed to rule And the shark, it has tears [2]And they run down its face But the shark lives in the water so no one sees the tearsWe keep up the pace We keep our word If one (of us) isn't keeping up we stop right away We keep our eyes open We hold each other by the arm Six hearts that burn The fire keeps you warm And the shark, it has tears And they run down its face But the shark lives in the water so no one sees the tearsIn the depths it is lonely And so many a tear flows [3]And that is why the water in the seas is salty They can think whatever they want about us We keep each other harmless [4]We will never stop And the shark... In the depths it is lonely And so many a tear flows And that is why the water in the seas is salty And the shark... [1] The song uses the verb halten in may different ways (prefixes, etc.) that cannot all be translated with the same verb in English so most of the repetition is lost in translation. [2] The chorus was inspired by the song Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife) from the Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.Part of the original song:Und der Haifisch, der hat ZähneUnd die trägt er im GesichtUnd MacHeath, der hat ein MesserDoch das Messer sieht man nichtAnd my translation:And the shark, it has teethAnd it wears them in its faceAnd MacHeath, he has a knifeBut no one sees the knife [3] Zähre is an archaic word for tear, even more closely related to the English word than the usual German word, Träne. [4] Schadlos halten is legal terminology that means to hold harmless, to indemnify, and so on, but that doesn't seem to fit here.
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