Translation of the song lyrics Der Schacht von Babel - Einstürzende Neubauten

Der Schacht von Babel (original)

Wir graben den Schacht in der Abenddmmerung
Wir graben den Schacht von Babel
Zu hoch war bis jetzt unser Aussichtspunkt
Wri graben den Schacht von Babel
Mit Hlzern, sehr edel, verschalen wir ihn
Wir schachten den Tunnel von Babel
Selbst Strom fr das Licht den verlegen wir drin
Wir schachten den Tunnel von Babel
Draussen das Fest erreicht den Hhepunkt
Wir graben den Schacht von Babel
Shaft of Babel
We’re digging the pit in the evening dusk
We’re digging the shaft of Babel
Our viewpoint was too high before
We’re digging the shaft of Babel
With wood, most rare, we line it We’re mining the tunnel of Babel
We even lay out electricity for the lights in the pit
We’re mining the tunnel of Babel
Outside the festivities are coming to a peak
We’re digging the shaft of Babel

(translation)

We dig the shaft at dusk
We dig the shaft of Babylon
Our vantage point was too high up until now
We dig the shaft of Babylon
We board it with wood, very noble
We dig the tunnel of Babel
We even lay electricity for the light inside
We dig the tunnel of Babel
Outside, the party reaches its climax
We dig the shaft of Babylon
Shaft of Babylon
We're digging the pit in the evening dusk
We're digging the shaft of Babel
Our point of view was too high before
We're digging the shaft of Babel
With wood, most rare, we line it We're mining the tunnel of Babel
We even lay out electricity for the lights in the pit
We're mining the tunnel of Babel
Outside the festivities are coming to a peak
We're digging the shaft of Babel