Hamlet [English translation]

Hamlet is in Wittenberg for his studies

when his uncle carries out his evil devil’s work here,

poisoning Hamlet’s father – evil, but cunning –

and taking Hamlet’s mother, the queen, for his wife.

Hamlet comes home, the whole country’s crying.

They say that there’s a ghost appearing at court at night.

The ghost is Hamlet’s father who says: “I’ve gotta talk to you:

Your uncle killed me, hey, could you maybe avenge me?”

It’s a clear case: the ghost wants revenge.

But poor Hamlet doesn’t feel comfortable with it.

He’s wriggling and hesitating and he’s deep in the mire,

that’s why he pretends to have gone crazy.

This plan has primarily this one motive:

Hamlet just wants to buy some time.

Soon, friend and foe blunder into his trap,

the whole court says: Hamlet’s gone nuts!

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,

he’s supposed to take revenge, but he can’t get going.

Hamlet is in a difficult position.

“To be or not to be?” That is the question.

Hamlet, Shakespeare’s greatest hit,

compulsory reading from Sydney to Madrid.

Hamlet, Danish dynamite,

one dies – and all die with him.

What a story… You think that’s sick?

Watch it, you haven’t heard the half of it…

For Hamlet stabs Polonius to death.

That’s why Ophelia ends her life

‘cause she was his daughter and Hamlet’s girl.

Hamlet goes to the cemetery and talks to a skull.

Ophelia’s brother – his name’s Laertes –

comes home shouting: “Someone knows where my sword’s gone?”

He wants to kill Hamlet, preferably rather quickly,

and plans a very deathly duel with Hamlet’s uncle.

When Hamlet meets Laertes in the gym,

the point of Laertes’ rapier is prepared with strong poison.

The uncle has also put the poison into the winner’s cup

and hopes that today he’ll finally settle his thing with Hamlet.

Now, the story is dramatically blown up

because Hamlet and Laertes swapped their rapiers.

Soon, they’re both injured and doomed to die.

Hamlet tells Laertes that he forgives him.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,

he’s supposed to take revenge, but he can’t get going.

Hamlet is in a difficult position.

“To be or not to be?” That is the question.

Hamlet, Shakespeare’s greatest hit,

compulsory reading from Sydney to Madrid.

Hamlet, Danish dynamite,

one dies – and all die with him.

Fatally, now the mother takes the cup

and drinks. The uncle grows pale, thinking:

“Fuck! That was meant for the son!”

But his dying wife already slides from her throne.

Hamlet sees his mother go down, dead,

and forces his uncle to drink the poison himself.

That really wasn’t a very merry party.

Almost everyone’s dead – and the rest is silence.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,

he’s supposed to take revenge, but he can’t get going.

Hamlet is in a difficult position.

“To be or not to be?” That is the question.

Hamlet, Shakespeare’s greatest hit,

compulsory reading from Sydney to Madrid.

Hamlet, Danish dynamite,

one dies – and all die with him.

Hamlet, he was the Prince of all Danes.

His fate moved thousands of Danes to tears.

Both murderers and hyenas are terrified of his revenge plans.

Hamlet, he was the Prince of all Danes.

End.

• Artist:Wise Guys
• Album:Klassenfahrt (2010)