Translation of the song Unsere Stammbaum artist Bläck Fööss
Unsere Stammbaum
Our Family Treee
Ich wor ne stolze Römer, kom met Caesars Legion.
I was a proud Roman, came with Ceasar's legion.
Un ich ben ne Franzus, kom mem Napoleon.
And I am a French, came with Napoleon.
Ich ben Buur, Schreiner, Fescher, Bettler un Edelmann,
I am a farmer, carpenter, fisherman, beggar and noble man,
Sänger un Gaukler, su fing alles an.
Singer and juggler, this way it all began.
Su simmer all he hinjekumme,
This way we all came here,
mir sprechen hück all dieselve Sproch.
Today we all speak the same language.
Mir han dodurch su vill jewonne.
Thus we have won so much.
Mir sin wie mer sin, mir Jecke am Rhing.
We are like we are, we crazy people on the Rhine.
Dat es jet, wo mer stolz drop sin.
That's something we are proud of.
Ich ben us Palermo, brat Spaghettis für üch met,
I am from Palermo, frying spaghetti also for you,
Un ich, ich wor ne Pimock, hück laach ich met üch met,
And me, I was a displaced person, today I laugh with you,
Ich bin Grieche, Türke, Jude, Moslem un Buddhist,
I am a Greek, Turkish, Jew, Moslem and Buddhist,
mir all, mir sin nur Minsche, vür’m Herrjott simmer jlich.
We all, we are just human beings, in front of God we are all equal.
Su simmer all he hinjekumme,
This way we all came here,
mir sprechen hück all dieselve Sproch.
Today we all speak the same language.
Mir han dodurch su vill jewonne.
Thus we have won so much.
Mir sin wie mer sin, mir Jecke am Rhing.
We are like we are, we crazy people on the Rhine.
Dat es jet, wo mer stolz drop sin.
That's something we are proud of.
De janze Welt, su süht et us,
The whole world, so it seems,
es bei uns he zo Besök,
Is visiting us,
Minsche us alle Länder
People from all countries
triff m‘r he aan jeder Eck.
We meet at every corner.
M‘r jläuv, m‘r es en Ankara, Tokio oder Madrid,
One thinks to be in Ankara, Tokio or Madrid,
doch se schwade all wie mir,
But they all talk like us,
un söke he ihr Jlöck.
And are looking for their happiness here.
Su simmer all he hinjekumme,
This way we all came here,
mir sprechen hück all dieselve Sproch.
Today we all speak the same language.
Mir han dodurch su vill jewonne.
Thus we have won so much.
Mir sin wie mer sin, mir Jecke am Rhing.
We are like we are, we crazy people on the Rhine.
Dat es jet, wo mer stolz drop sin. (2x)
That's something we are proud of. (2x)