In den Kasernen [English translation]

In the barracks they are waiting

In the barracks they are trained

The same old story that never ends

In the barracks they are waiting.

Of nice girls they are dreaming

Of nice girls leaving them one day.

The same old story that never ends

Of nice girls they are dreaming.

If they are called, so they must go

they're never asked if they want to.

The same old story that never ends

If they are called, so they must go.

At fellow men they aim and shoot,

order'd by other fellow men.

The same old story that never ends.

At fellow men they aim and shoot.

Cross amidst crosses, this is their end

cross amidst crosses, who thinks of them.

The same old story that never ends

Cross amidst crosses, this is their end.

In the barracks they are waiting

In the barracks they are trained

The same old story that never ends

In the barracks they are waiting.

• Artist:Marlene Dietrich