Der Maulwurf Lyrics (English Translation) – Kanonenfieber

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[Verse 1]
Sent to work as a miner underground
I thought that would protect you from grenades
The three hundred and twenty-first miner’s company
Fifty meters above us, there is a frenzy at the front
We dig for twelve hours, twelve hours to rest
But I can’t sleep with the rumbling
I’m just waiting until the tunnel gets the grenade
And if the enemy can’t do it, then I’ll do it myself

[Chorus]
Dig and dig some more

With my spade
The mole sees no light
Dig and dig some more
Always underground
Until the tunnel finally collapses

[Verse 2]
Four men in the towing shaft form a shift
One who cuts out the clay with the spade
One holds the sandbag open for him
The other two bring the dirt up
A carbide lamp gives us light
On top of that, black smoke that stings in the chest
In Lack of oxygen, disabled, plagued
I swear, it won’t be long now and I’ll shoot myself

[Chorus]
Digging and digging some more
With my spade
The mole sees no light
Digging and digging some more
Always underground
Until the tunnel finally collapses

[Bridge]

Groundbreaking after groundbreaking
Only water and earth, there is no daylight for us
Groundbreaking after groundbreaking
Open hands and knees, they plague m
roundbreaking after groundbreaking
For two years, every day, twelve-hour work shift
Groundbreaking after groundbreaking
Just one more day and I’ll go mad

[Verse 3]
I breathe in the soot and spit black in the morning
As if I don’t have enough worries in the war
The constant lack of air brings illness to the mind
It happens that in the dark, some thoughts go off the rails
There’s a boom and it shakes, a mine hits
Just seconds later, the Trench wall after
Break the digging routine for the last time
And apathetically press the zero-eight to my head

[Chorus]
Dig and dig some more
With my spade
The mole sees no light
Dig and dig some more
Always underground
Until the tunnel finally collapses