Jein [English translation]

It is 1996, and my girlfriend is gone and tanning herself

In the south see. Alone?

Yes, my budget was small

Well then, come in! Welcome to the club

I bet that today, we will make fat loot again

Meeting brides and other nice people.

Why permanent/prolonged mourning?

Wow, look at that woman!

Shame! Are you capable of that?

Your dearest is hardly out of the country

And you are attaching yourself to, thinking of and longing for another one

Soll ich denn heulen?

What shall I bawl?

You know, that I am faithful to my girlfriend

I am well behaved, but I just met my first love

I only dare in sleep, but I am lusting after her

Did you anticipate, the way in which she was just glancing at me?

Oh my god, what did that baboon say?

What a pretty woman

Luck is with the dumb ones

If I send her silent/mute glances/looks

Do you think she’s catching it?

You are transparent like plexiglass!

She’s coming up to you!

“Well pee wee, are you ready for some mess?”

Yea, sure, ah… no, I mean jein (yes/no)

I have a friend – a good one? So to speak, my best,

And I have a problem

I’m fancying his girlfriend – not his sister?

Would I fancy his sister, I wouldn’t have the problem

Then we have, when he, she and me are together

When she enters the room, I become dizzy

If I say ‘she doesn’t want anything from me’

I want her, and she wants me

I know that, she knows that, only my best friend doesn’t

Hence, I’m caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

And that’s the reason why I feel so screwed by fate

Why does he have the most beautiful woman as his wife?

With the most beautiful physique. And is she clever? Exactly!

Tears are filling one’s eyes, if one is seeing

What happens with me, and what is coming about with me

It appears, a small angel, and a small devil on my shoulders

Angel left, devil right

Right: “Take the woman, she wants it too!”

Can you explain to me, what friends are good for?

“Stop! He wants to con you!”

The angel shouts from the left

Didn’t you know, that such a thing sucks and liars stink?

And so these two are battling for my conscience

And if you believe it or not, I’m doing really shitty

However, while angel and devil are fighting, I make my decision

Yes! I mean no!

Should I really do it, or should I leave it?

I guess, that now I’m the soloist in the boy’s choir

Hey ship, do you have any plans for tonight?

I’ll just finish my strophe here, and pack my seven things

And then I am going to betake myself to my girlfriend

Because, if one confesses honestly,

Such nice, calm evenings are rare

You’re invited to the best of all parties registered on the guest list

And if you don’t come, you will have really missed something

Who’s wondering… this will almost be the party of the century

In a sense, I’m going for it

Ah, the phone is ringing!

And she says; “it would be nice, if you would stay with me tonight”

I thought, this had been settled

You know, I love this woman and that’s why

I come in dripping from the rain

And what now ship master, are you coming along sleaze bag?

Yes, ah, no, I mean jein! (yes/no)

Should I really do it, or should I let it go?

• Artist:Fettes Brot
• Album:Außen Top Hits, innen Geschmack