Irrenanstalt [Kommen Sie schnell!] [English translation]

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

I am on a crazy trip, and I cannot come off it.

This is a total over-the-top flip-out and I cannot come off it.

Hello, hello, please come and get me immediatelz.

Come quick, I am completely mad.

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

I just freaked out, there is someone who says he loves me.

This a total over-the-top flip-out. This cannot be true, this is a dream.

Hello, hello, won’t you come now, please?!

Come quick, I am completely mad

for a guy.

Come quick!

Come quick!

Come quick!

Come quick!

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

He has got me head over heels, I could hug the whole world.

My heartbeat is skipping, and sings but German Schlager songs.1

Hello, hello, I do not want any chocolate, I would rather have a man.2

Won’t you hurry up.

Come quick, I am completely in love

with a guy.

What is going on, wrong number?

Who is on the line, what is going on?

O, it’s you, yeah, here am I,

I just wanted to say: I love you

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

Hello, hello, is this the madhouse?

1. A music genre, Schlager is known throughout German to have the kitschiest songtexts; it is played at festivals where there is a beer tent, most popularly at the Oktoberfest (Wies’n) of Southern Germany in Munich, Stuttgart, and the like. It should be noted that Schlager is by no means well-liked by all Germans; it is a hotly-debated genre. One either hates it, or one loves it. Currently, the most iconic and modern Schlager artist is arguably Helene Fischer.2. This line directly alludes to a Schlager song of the 1960s by the iconic Trude Herr, which is called „Ich will keine Schokolade“, translated as: I do not want any chocolate

• Artist:Ton Steine Scherben