| Tage des Wahns war’n’s. | It was days of madness. |
| Die Sonne brannte
| The sun burned
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| Diese typischen kleinen Löcher in den Bus der Bassjungs
| Those typical little holes in the bass boys' bus
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| Englisch Bass Boys. | English bass boys. |
| Die Instrumente waren gefährdet
| The instruments were endangered
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| Na ja: Der Bus, englisch bus, war alt. | Well: the bus was old. |
| Zwar gab es für jeden Bass
| True, there was bass for everyone
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| Englisch bass, noch eine genügend geschützte Stelle
| English bass, another sufficiently sheltered spot
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| Aber — wie lange noch?
| But how long?
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| Die Boys hatten täglich eine Show
| The boys had a show every day
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| Ihr Bus wurde zum Risiko:
| Your bus became a risk:
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| Der Hochsommer brannte seine Spur’n
| Midsummer burned its tracks
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| In Dach und Armatur’n
| In the roof and fittings
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| Den Boys kam die Hitze nicht zu pass
| The heat didn't suit the boys
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| Sie hatten Angst um jeden Bass
| They were afraid for every bass
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| Briten! | British! |
| Die Boys war’n Briten
| The boys were British
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| Und sie brieten
| And they fried
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Klar, Mann, sie war’n’s so langsam leid
| Sure, man, she was getting tired of it
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| Wie sie brieten, die Briten
| How they fried, the British
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| Und sie berieten unter’m Blechdach
| And they conferred under the tin roof
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| Von dem Bass-boy-Bus — Bus!
| From the Bass Boy Bus — Bus!
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| Was? | What? |
| — Bus, nich' Bus!
| — Bus, not bus!
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| Okay, dann Bass-boy-bus? | Okay, then Bass-boy-bus? |
| — Nein, bass!
| — No, bass!
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| Ey, was denn nu? | Hey, what now? |
| — Na, bass, nich' Bass!
| — Well, bass, not bass!
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| Bass-boy-bass? | Bass boy bass? |
| — Oh Mann!
| - Oh man!
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| Was dann? | So what? |
| — Na, bus!
| — Well, bus!
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| Bus was? | bus what? |
| — Der Bus is' englisch bus!
| — The bus is' english bus!
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| Also Bass-boy-bus? | So bass boy bus? |
| — Nein, bass!
| — No, bass!
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| Der Bus? | The bus? |
| — Der Bass!
| - The bass!
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| Ach so, dann heißt es bass-boy-bus! | Oh, then it's bass-boy-bus! |
| — Jo! | — Yes! |
| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Wie sie brieten, die Briten
| How they fried, the British
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Und sie berieten, die Briten
| And they consulted, the British
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Wie sie gerieten, die Briten
| How they got there, the British
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Weg — away — vom bass-boy-bus
| Away — away — from the bass boy bus
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| Und einer der bass boys in dem Bus, englisch bus
| And one of the bass boys on the bus, english bus
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| Hatte dann diese Idee, also: Ging zum Boss
| Then had this idea, like: Went to the boss
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| Zum Boss der bass boys, und sagte:
| To the boss of the bass boys, and said:
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| Bau’s! | build it! |
| Boss, bau’s!
| Boss, build it!
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| Bau’s! | build it! |
| Boss, bau’s!
| Boss, build it!
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| Bau’s! | build it! |
| Wir brauchen ein Haus!
| We need a house!
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| Wir woll’n nicht mehr die boys in the bassbus sein
| We don't want to be the boys in the bassbus anymore
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| (bass-bus-Boss bau’s)
| (bass bus boss build it)
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| Bau’s! | build it! |
| Wir brauchen ein Haus!
| We need a house!
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| Wir woll’n nicht mehr die boys in the bassbus sein
| We don't want to be the boys in the bassbus anymore
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| (ein bass-bus-boys-Haus)
| (a bass bus boys house)
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| Bass-bus-Boss bau’s
| Bass bus boss build it
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| Ein bass-bus-boys-Haus
| A bass bus boys house
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| Bass-bus-Boss bau’s
| Bass bus boss build it
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| Ein bass-house
| A bass house
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| Der Boss war natürlich bass erstaunt:
| The boss was of course amazed:
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| Sie war’n doch so glücklich, die boys
| They were so happy, the boys
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| In ihrem Bass-Bus, englisch bass-bus
| In her bass bus
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| Jetzt wollten sie ein Haus? | Now they wanted a house? |
| (Bau's!)
| (build it!)
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| Okay, dieser Bus litt an Verschleiß
| Okay, this bus suffered from wear and tear
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| Der Hochsommer war so heiß, so heiß
| Midsummer was so hot, so hot
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| Tage des Wahns war’n’s
| It was days of madness
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| Verdammt! | Damn! |
| Boss, bau’s, Boss!
| Boss, build it, boss!
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Bau’s, bass-bus-Boss
| Build it, bass bus boss
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| Boys in the bassbus
| Boys in the bassbus
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| Bau’s, ein bass-bus-boys-Haus | Build it, a bass bus boys house |