Lyrics and translation Kanonenfieber feat. Trevor Strnad - The Yankee Division March
Die
achte
Division
The
eighth
division
In
Igelposition
In
hedgehog
position
In
Sankt
Mihiel
In
Saint
Mihiel
Vom
Feind
umstellt
Surrounded
by
the
enemy
Die
achte
Division
The
eighth
division
So
wurd′
es
uns
befohl'n
That's
what
we
were
ordered
to
do
Nicht
ein
Stück
Not
one
bit
Weichen
wir
zurück
We
will
retreat
The
Yankee
Division
March
The
Yankee
Division
March
Is
ready
for
the
charge
Is
ready
for
the
charge
In
Saint
Mihiel
In
Saint
Mihiel
With
tanks
and
shells
With
tanks
and
shells
The
Yankee
Division
March
The
Yankee
Division
March
Full
of
will
and
starch
Full
of
will
and
starch
We′ll
come
by
night
We'll
come
by
night
With
a
sudden
strike
With
a
sudden
strike
Wir
sitzen
am
ersten
Geschütz
We
are
sitting
on
the
first
gun
Die
Abwehrlinie
ist
durchlässig
The
defense
line
is
permeable
Kein
Flammenschirm,
der
uns
beschützt
No
screen
of
flames
to
protect
us
Zermürbt
und
übernächtigt
Worn
down
and
sleep
deprived
Früh
um
5 dann
der
Überfall
Early
at
5 then
the
assault
Es
brüllt
der
Motor
der
Kriegsmaschine
The
engine
of
the
war
machine
roars
Rotes
Licht,
ein
lauter
Knall
Red
light,
a
loud
bang
Als
die
Ami's
losmarschieren
As
the
Yanks
march
off
Schießen,
laden,
schießen,
laden
Shoot,
load,
shoot,
load
Dumpf
ploppt
unser
Mörser
16
Our
mortar
16
pops
dully
20
Zentimeter
Granaten
20
centimeter
grenades
So
schwer,
dass
unsre
Männer
ächzen
So
heavy
that
our
men
groan
Wir
sehen
die
Tanks
auffahren
We
see
the
tanks
pulling
up
Sie
überrollen
die
Schützengräben
They
overrun
the
trenches
Der
Ami
kommt
in
Scharen
The
Yankee
comes
in
droves
Trachtet
uns
nach
unserem
Leben
Are
after
our
lives
Die
achte
Division
The
eighth
division
In
Igelposition
In
hedgehog
position
In
Sankt
Mihiel
In
Saint
Mihiel
Vom
Feind
umstellt
Surrounded
by
the
enemy
Die
achte
Division
The
eighth
division
So
wurd'
es
uns
befohl′n
That's
what
we
were
ordered
to
do
Nicht
ein
Stück
Not
one
bit
Weichen
wir
zurück
We
will
retreat
The
Yankee
Division
March
The
Yankee
Division
March
Is
ready
for
the
charge
Is
ready
for
the
charge
In
Saint
Mihiel
In
Saint
Mihiel
With
tanks
and
shells
With
tanks
and
shells
The
Yankee
Division
March
The
Yankee
Division
March
Full
of
will
and
starch
Full
of
will
and
starch
We′ll
come
by
night
We'll
come
by
night
With
a
sudden
strike
With
a
sudden
strike
We're
ducking
in
the
trench
We're
ducking
in
the
trench
Waiting
for
five
a.m.
Waiting
for
five
a.m.
Four
hours
of
constant
bombing
Four
hours
of
constant
bombing
We
stick
to
Pershings
plan
We
stick
to
Pershings
plan
The
operation
starts
The
operation
starts
Sneaking
through
the
no-mans
land
Sneaking
through
the
no-mans
land
Thousand
men
in
the
mud
Thousand
men
in
the
mud
Crawling
to
the
German
trench
Crawling
to
the
German
trench
We
brought
our
tanks
with
us
We
brought
our
tanks
with
us
The
M1917
The
M1917
Six
times
seven
feet
Six
times
seven
feet
Six
tons
on
the
battlefield
Six
tons
on
the
battlefield
The
plateau
is
bombed
out
The
plateau
is
bombed
out
Flatten
by
preparation
fire
Flatten
by
preparation
fire
Just
a
few
obstacles
Just
a
few
obstacles
Corpses
and
barbed
wire
Corpses
and
barbed
wire
Die
achte
Division
The
eighth
division
In
Igelposition
In
hedgehog
position
In
Sankt
Mihiel
In
Saint
Mihiel
Vom
Feind
umstellt
Surrounded
by
the
enemy
Die
achte
Division
The
eighth
division
So
wurd′
es
uns
befohl'n
That's
what
we
were
ordered
to
do
Nicht
ein
Stück
Not
one
bit
Weichen
wir
zurück
We
will
retreat
The
Yankee
Division
March
The
Yankee
Division
March
Is
ready
for
the
charge
Is
ready
for
the
charge
In
Saint
Mihiel
In
Saint
Mihiel
With
tanks
and
shells
With
tanks
and
shells
The
Yankee
Division
March
The
Yankee
Division
March
Full
of
will
and
starch
Full
of
will
and
starch
We′ll
come
by
night
We'll
come
by
night
With
a
sudden
strike
With
a
sudden
strike
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