Текст и перевод песни Wolfgang Niedecken - Dä Joker danz

Dä Joker danz

Jehs övvert Wasser un verdeils dobei Bruht
Un die Auge vun'nem Kääl uss Stahl sinn ahm glöhe
Sejelscheffe stühre op en Nebelwand zo
Du woots jeboore met'ner Schlange en jeder Hand
Un 'ne Orkan wohr ahm stöhne
Der Freiheit sähste
Wöhre mer lächerlich noh
Doch die däät janix nötze
Köhm met dä Wohrheit nit kloor

Dä Joker danz nur
Wenn die Naachtijall singk
Die Nachtijall singk nur
Wenn dä volle Mohnd schingk
Dann danze
Danze – dä Joker danz

Die Sonn jeht unger
Mäht sich durch de Koht
Du stehs op un jehs un sähß kei Woot zo keinem
Durchjeknallte toobe
Wo kein Schutzengele sinn
Un die Kristallkugel – rootloss – frööt
Wat die Orakele meine
Zom Dropzeije noh jenooch
Zom Berühre zo wigg
Du hatts ald immer de Spetz
Dä entscheidende Schritt

Dä Joker danz nur
Wenn die Naachtijall singk
Die Nachtijall singk nur
Wenn dä volle Mohnd schingk
Dann danze
Danze – dä Joker danz

Häss die Levite jelese un die zehn Jebote och
Charles Darwin un die sinn ding einzige Lehrer
Du küss em Zwieleech ahnjeredde
Op nem wieße Pääd
Sühß wie en Statue uss vum Michelangelo – uss Marmor
Du ruhs dich uss op 'ner Wiss
M'em Weltall zojedeck
Die Stääne lühren dir zo
Dir un dämm kleine Hungk
Dä dir't Jeseech leck

Dä Joker danz nur
Wenn die Naachtijall singk
Die Nachtijall singk nur
Wenn dä volle Mohnd schingk
Dann danze
Danze – dä Joker danz

Heckeschötze robbe sich ahn Wehrlose raan
Moralapostel och
Doch dat Renne ess noch janz ahm Ahnfang
Jummiknöppel, Wasserwirfer, Tränejaas, Sirene
Molotowcocktails un Selvsschöss hinger jedem Vüürhang
Bestochene Richter zappele em eigenen Netz
Nur noch en Frooch der Zick
Dann ess die Finsterniss et einz'je Jesetz

Dä Joker danz nur
Wenn die Naachtijall singk
Die Nachtijall singk nur
Wenn dä volle Mohnd schingk
Dann danze
Danze – dä Joker danz

Dat he's en Schattewelt unger schleimijem Grau
Hück woot 'ne Prinz jeboore
Da dräät Windele uss Purpur
Dä jaach die Händler uss'em Tempel
Sammelt Waisepänz enn un jitt se frei zur Adoption
Ahn Hafestadthure

Joker
Du weiß janz jenau
Wat dä will
Joker
Du deiß
Als wööste nix un blievs still

Dä Joker danz nur
Wenn die Naachtijall singk
Die Nachtijall singk nur
Wenn dä volle Mohnd schingk
Dann danze
Danze – dä Joker danz

The Joker Dances

You walk on water, distributing sorrow as you go
And the eyes of a child made of steel are glowing
Sailing ships head towards a wall of fog
You were born with a snake in each hand, my love
And a hurricane was groaning
You saw freedom
We'd be ridiculous, wouldn't we?
But it wouldn't do you any good
You couldn't handle the truth

The Joker only dances
When the nightingale sings
The nightingale only sings
When the full moon shines
Then they dance
They dance – the Joker dances

The sun sets
Forces its way through the coal dust
You stand up and walk and say no word to anyone
Lunatics rage
Where there are no guardrails
And the crystal ball – rootless – reveals
What the oracles mean
Too close to drop
Too important to touch
You always had the edge
The decisive step

The Joker only dances
When the nightingale sings
The nightingale only sings
When the full moon shines
Then they dance
They dance – the Joker dances

You've read the Levites and the Ten Commandments too
Charles Darwin and the senses are your only teachers
You kiss in the twilight
On a white horse
Sweet as a statue by Michelangelo – made of marble
You rest on a meadow
Covered with the universe
The stars lead you
You and the little puppy
That licks your face

The Joker only dances
When the nightingale sings
The nightingale only sings
When the full moon shines
Then they dance
They dance – the Joker dances

Snipers crawl towards the defenseless
Moral apostles too
But the race is still at the very beginning
Rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas, sirens
Molotov cocktails and gunshots behind every curtain
Bribed judges struggle in their own net
Just a matter of time
Then darkness will be the only law

The Joker only dances
When the nightingale sings
The nightingale only sings
When the full moon shines
Then they dance
They dance – the Joker dances

This is a shadow world under slimy gray
Today a prince is born
He wears diapers made of purple
He chases the merchants out of the temple
Collects orphans and gives them up for adoption
At harbor gates

Joker
You know exactly
What he wants
Joker
You act
As if you know nothing and stay silent

The Joker only dances
When the nightingale sings
The nightingale only sings
When the full moon shines
Then they dance
They dance – the Joker dances