Weihnachtsnaach [English translation]

It was Christmas Eve

And there was a harbour bar

In Hamburg Altona

And a drunk old broad

Started to sing softly.

A song of seaman's yarn,

That sounded familiar to me -

I'd heard it somewhere before.

And I thought of you

And our Christmas Eve.

How long has it been now

That I thought: She's the one!

Merry Christmas!

Here's for you and me.

The plans we had!

Busted like soap bubbles.

We'll migrate to the United States, it's gonna be wonderful.

Even with the winds against us we'll manage somehow.

And you took my hand and also my common sense. Manhattan,

Broadway, the whole wide country.

You weren't seventeen anymore and neither was I a greenhorn.

The band didn't get a break. It was crazy how it all started.

When it was the Ladies' Choice there was some kind of turmoil,

A chair came flying - you can imagine the rest of the story.

And the police choir sings abut the boy with the curly hair,

And the bell of the cathedral rings. It was Christmas Eve.

You're a loser!

You're a bitch, a cheap little whore!

Shut up, you pathetic bumbler!

What do you mean, cheapskate? You redheaded slut!

Merry Christmas, you punk, you stinking boar.

And the police choir sings abut the boy with the curly hair,

And the bell of the cathedral rings. It was Christmas Eve.

That you would take me home with you

Under the christmas tree,

I guess that was just a dream,

that slipped away.

But I still remember every second

Until that guy stood in front of me,

Since that christmas night

I often thought about you

.

And the police choir sings abut the boy with the curly hair,

And the bell of the cathedral rings. It was Christmas Eve.

• Artist:BAP
• Album:Amerika (1996)