| Erdverwachsen, stark im Biß
| Ground grown, strong in the bite
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| Nur einem Herrn verpflichtet ist;
| Beholden to only one master;
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| Treu und redlich und loyal
| Faithful and honest and loyal
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| Auch wenn der Weg katastrophal
| Even if the path disastrous
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| Wüst das Land, weiß der Sand
| If the land is desert, the sand is white
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| Der starre Hund bleibt treu dabei
| The rigid dog stays true to it
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| Sandsturm ihre Augen reibt-
| sandstorm rubbing her eyes-
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| Das Tier an seiner Seite bleibt
| The animal at his side stays
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| Ahua- dringt’s durch die Nacht
| Ahua- penetrates through the night
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| Wenn der Hund mit den Wölfen
| When the dog with the wolves
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| In weiter Ferne spricht
| Far away speaks
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| Ahua- für einen Freund, so wie ihn
| Ahua- for a friend like him
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| Zählen die eignen Wunden wohl nicht
| Don't count your own wounds
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| Als Wolf geheuert, zum Hund dressiert
| Hired as a wolf, trained to be a dog
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| Er japsend seinen Ritt beglitt
| He accompanied his ride while panting
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| Die Strecken würden immer wirrer
| The routes became increasingly confusing
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| Ob Hitze plage, Kälte klirre
| Whether heat plagues, cold clashes
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| Und der Hunger bohrt sich drein
| And the hunger bores into it
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| Doch klebt der treue Hund am Bein
| But the faithful dog sticks to the leg
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| Gibt brav dem Herrn, was Beute ist
| Dutifully give the lord what is booty
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| Nimmt dankend, was der Herr vergißt
| Accept with thanks what the Lord forgets
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| Ahua- dringt’s durch die Nacht
| Ahua- penetrates through the night
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| Wenn der Hund mit den Wölfen in weiter Ferne spricht
| When the dog speaks to the wolves far away
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| Ahua- für einen Freund, so wie ihn
| Ahua- for a friend like him
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| Zählen die eigenen Wunden wohl nicht
| Don't count your own wounds
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| Ein Wüstenritt nimmt seinen Lauf
| A desert ride takes its course
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| Und wer hofft, der gibt nicht auf
| And those who hope don't give up
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| Das geht nicht nur dem Menschen so
| This is not only the case with humans
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| Auch der Hund ist hoffnungsfroh
| Even the dog is hopeful
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| Nun kommt, was schließlich kommen muß:
| Now comes what must finally come:
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| Des wirren Reiters Überdruß
| The confused rider's weariness
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| Wittert ganz allein sein Glück
| Smells his luck all by himself
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| Läßt den einzigen Freund zurück
| Leaves the only friend behind
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| Heulend nach dem Meister rief
| Howling for the master called
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| Und der Kummer saß so tief
| And the grief was so deep
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| Man fand den Hund halb sandbedeckt
| The dog was found half covered in sand
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| Die Viere von dem Leib gestreckt
| The four stretched out from the body
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| English Translations:
| German translations:
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| Deeply rooted in the earth, bite of steel
| Deeply rooted in the earth, bite of steel
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| Devoted only to one master
| Devoted only to one master
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| Faithful, decent and loyal
| Faithful, decent and loyal
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| No matter how stony the road
| No matter how stony the road
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| Wasteland, white sand
| Wasteland, white sand
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| Sturdily the dog stands by his side
| Sturdily the dog stands by his side
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| The sandstorm blinding their eyes
| The sandstorm blinding their eyes
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| The hound stands by his side
| The hound stands by his side
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| Ahua — It howls through the night
| Ahua — It howls through the night
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| When the hound talks
| When the hound talks
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| To the faraway wolves
| To the far away wolves
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| Ahua — no mound can be too painful
| Ahua — no mound can be too painful
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| For his masters hound
| For his masters hound
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| Signed on as a wolf, trained to be a dog
| Signed on as a wolf, trained to be a dog
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| Gasping along, no matter frost and heat
| Gasping along, no matter frost and heat
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| And the hunger is biting, stays on his masters foot
| And the hunger is biting, stays on his masters foot
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| Obediently stands over the prey
| Obediently stands over the prey
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| Obligingly takes, what the mater leaves
| Obligingly takes what the mater leaves
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| Ahua — It howls through the night
| Ahua — It howls through the night
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| When the hound talks
| When the hound talks
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| To the faraway wolves
| To the far away wolves
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| Ahua — no mound can be too painful
| Ahua — no mound can be too painful
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| For his masters hound
| For his masters hound
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| A desert ride takes its course, and hope dies last
| A desert ride takes its course, and hope this last
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| Not only the man, also the dog is hopeful
| Not only the man, also the dog is hopeful
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| But finally and in the end, the mean rider fed up
| But finally and in the end, the mean rider fed up
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| Smells like luck without his only true friend
| Smells like luck without his only true friend
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| And leaves him back
| And leaves him back
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| Howls out for his master, and the pain was so enormous
| Howls out for his master, and the pain was so enormous
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| Then found the dog, half buried in the desert sand
| Then found the dog, half buried in the desert sand
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| Ahua — It howls through the night
| Ahua — It howls through the night
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| When the hound talks
| When the hound talks
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| To the faraway wolves
| To the far away wolves
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| Ahua — no mound can be too painful
| Ahua — no mound can be too painful
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| For his masters hound | For his masters hound |