| Lang ist’s her vor alten Zeiten
| It's long ago old times
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| Galt’s die Laster aufzuteilen
| It was time to share the vices
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| Jedem ward ein Kraut spendiert,
| Each was given a herb
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| Das Geist und Seele inspiriert
| That inspires mind and soul
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| Trocken, dürr im Süden unten,
| Dry, arid in the south below,
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| Andernorts in hölzern' Stumpen,
| Elsewhere in wooden pillars,
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| Weich und saftig hoch im Norden
| Soft and juicy up north
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| Doch was ist’s bei uns geworden?
| But what happened to us?
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| Alles wurde eingesackelt,
| Everything was bagged
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| Rasch verteilt, nicht lang gefackelt
| Distributed quickly, didn't hesitate
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| Durch die Welt die Kunde rannte,
| Through the world the news ran,
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| Jeder sich zum Kraut bekannte.
| Everyone professed the herb.
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| Auf dem Weg am Himmelszelt
| On the way at the sky tent
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| Da fiels vom Karren in die Welt
| Then it fell from the cart into the world
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| Und direkt in des Müllers Steine
| And directly into the miller's stones
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| Tat das Schicksal dann das seine …
| Then fate did its own thing...
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| Mag nicht snusen, mag nicht rauchen,
| Don't like snus, don't like smoking,
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| Mag kein faules Zeugs gebrauchen
| Don't want to use rotten stuff
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| Alles was ich will ist mein Snuff!
| All I want is my snuff!
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| Magst auch du einmal probieren,
| Would you also like to try
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| Gib acht nichts ins Gesicht zu schmieren,
| Be careful not to put anything on your face,
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| Und Heulen gilt fei nicht beim Snuff!
| And weeping is not good for snuff!
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| «Geh her! | « Go here! |
| Was issen des?
| What do you eat?
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| Jetz werd I glei bös,
| Now I'll get angry
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| Wer schmeißt da sei Graffel bei mir in die Mühl'?
| Who is throwing his Graffel in my mill?
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| Des is doch kei Korn,
| That's not a grain,
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| Des hat wer verlor’n,
| who lost it
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| Na, jetz mahl’n ma’s ma durch und dann woll’n ma ma seh’n!»
| Well, now let's grind it through and then let's see it!"
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| Sack um Sack ward durchgemahlen,
| Sack after sack was ground through,
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| Dem Knecht die Arbeit aufgetan,
| opened the work to the servant,
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| Der fällt ganz artig Sack und Beutel,
| He falls like a sack and bag,
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| Freut sich auf die Schenke heute
| Looking forward to the tavern today
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| Doch was rinnt da aus den Steinen?
| But what is running out of the stones?
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| Braun und duftvoll mochts ihm scheinen
| It might have seemed brown and fragrant to him
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| Fällt sich rasch damit die Taschen,
| If he quickly falls his bags with it,
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| Eilt, die Mühle zu verlassen…
| Hurry to leave the mill...
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| Drunt im Dorfe buntes Treiben
| Hustle and bustle down in the village
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| Jeder wollt die Nase reiben
| Everyone wants to rub their noses
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| Sich mit braunem Kraut, dem feinen
| Himself with brown herb, the fine one
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| Konnt der Knecht mit allen teilen
| The servant could share with everyone
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| Und so ward ein Brauch geboren
| And so a custom was born
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| Weil da ging ein Kraut verloren
| Because a herb was lost
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| Das uns freie Nasen brachte,
| That brought us free noses
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| Zur Nation von Schnupfern machte
| Made a nation of snuffers
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| Mag nicht snusen, mag nicht rauchen,
| Don't like snus, don't like smoking,
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| Mag kein faules Zeugs gebrauchen
| Don't want to use rotten stuff
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| Alles was ich will ist mein Snuff!
| All I want is my snuff!
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| Magst auch du einmal probieren,
| Would you also like to try
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| Gib acht nichts ins Gesicht zu schmieren,
| Be careful not to put anything on your face,
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| Und Heulen gilt fei nicht beim Snuff!
| And weeping is not good for snuff!
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| Mag nicht snusen, mag nicht rauchen,
| Don't like snus, don't like smoking,
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| Mag kein faules Zeugs gebrauchen
| Don't want to use rotten stuff
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| Alles was ich will ist mein Snuff!
| All I want is my snuff!
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| Magst auch du einmal probieren,
| Would you also like to try
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| Gib acht nichts ins Gesicht zu schmieren,
| Be careful not to put anything on your face,
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| Und Heulen gilt fei nicht beim Snuff!
| And weeping is not good for snuff!
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| Beim Snuff!
| By the snuff!
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| Beim Snüffeln!
| While sniffing!
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| Long times ago
| Long times ago
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| It was up to divide vice
| It was up to divide vice
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| Everybody got his herb
| Everybody got his herb
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| Inspiring soul and mind
| Inspiring soul and mind
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| Dry down in the south
| Dry down in the south
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| Elsewhere in wooden pipes
| Elsewhere in wooden pipes
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| Soft and juicy up in the north
| Soft and juicy up in the north
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| But what has it become here?
| But what has it become here?
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| Everything was put into bags
| Everything was put into bags
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| Quickly spread without delay
| Quickly spread without delay
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| Through the world the message ran
| Through the world the message ran
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| Everybody came out for the herb
| Everybody came out for the herb
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| On the way through the sky
| On the way through the sky
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| It fell from the car into the world
| It fell from the car into the world
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| Directly in the millstones
| Directly in the millstones
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| Destiny rolls on…
| Destiny rolls on...
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| Don’t want to snuse, don’t want to smoke
| Don't want to snuse, don't want to smoke
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| Don’t want to use shit!
| Don't want to use shit!
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| All I want is snuff!
| All I want is snuff!
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| If you want to try this too
| If you want to try this too
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| Be careful not to smear it into your face
| Be careful not to smear it into your face
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| And crying is not allowed … on sniffing!
| And crying is not allowed … on sniffing!
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| «Hey! | "Hey! |
| What’s that?
| What's that?
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| I get angry,
| I get angry,
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| Who throws his stuff into my mill?
| Who throws his stuff into my mill?
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| That is no grain,
| That is no grain,
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| Somebody lost that,
| someone lost that
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| Anyway, let’s grind it and we will see!»
| Anyway, let's grind it and we will see!"
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| Everything was grinded
| Everything was grinded
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| The servant had to do the whole work
| The servant had to do the whole work
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| Fills every bag
| Fills every bag
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| Is looking forward to the pub today
| Is looking forward to the pub today
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| But what comes out of the mill-stones?
| But what comes out of the mill-stones?
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| Seems brown and tasty
| Seems brown and tasty
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| He hurries to fill his pockets,
| He hurries to fill his pockets,
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| Hurries to leave the mill …
| Hurries to leave the mill …
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| Down in the town big turbulence
| Down in the town big turbulence
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| Everybody wants to put
| Everybody wants to put
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| That shit in his nose
| That shit in his nose
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| So the servant could let everybody take part in this pleasure
| So the servant could let everybody take part in this pleasure
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| And so a custom was born
| And so a custom was born
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| 'Cause a herb got lost
| 'Cause a herb got lost
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| Which brought us free noses
| Which brought us free noses
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| And made us to a nation of sniffers
| And made us to a nation of sniffers
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| Don’t want to snuse, don’t want to smoke
| Don't want to snuse, don't want to smoke
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| Don’t want to use shit!
| Don't want to use shit!
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| All I want is snuff! | All I want is snuff! |