Bochum [English translation]

Deep in the west, where the sun is smogged

It's better, a lot better than you'd think

Deep in the west

You're no beauty

Grey from work

Like yourself without make-up

You're an honest gig

Unfortunately completey misbuilt

But that's what you're about

You've got a pulse made of steel

You hear it loudly at night

You're simply too humble

Your black gold got us up again

You're the flower of the territory

Bochum, that's where I'm from

Bochum, I belong to you

Oh, dig on, Bochum

You're not a world city

On your King's Alleys

No fashion shows take place

It's here, where the heart still counts

And not big money

Who is it who lives at Dusseldorf

Bochum, that's where I'm from

Bochum, I belong to you

Oh, dig on, Bochum

You're Heaven for doves

And you're always on coke

You've got a hut in your garden

With a double pass you check out

Any soccer rival

You and your VFL-Club

Bochum, that's where I'm from

Bochum, I belong to you

Oh, dig on, Bochum

• Artist:Herbert Grönemeyer
• Album:4630 Bochum (1984)