Heldengedenken mit Haftungsausschluss
Translation:
They are lying in the West and the East
they are lying all over the world -- and their helmets are rusting
and cross and mound (of a grave) are crumbling
They lie buried and sunken
in the mass grave and in the sea.
But rogues are alive who are making fun of them!
Today, one(youth) is raving with brazen demeanor
through tinsel and lies and pomp -
THEY were killed at age of 18 - in a different dance.
They did not set out to battle to get spoils and despicable profit.
What is now being laughed at and denied - it made sense to them (at that time).
They did not love their young life less than those people(today's youth),
who are now laughing at them "it is idiotic to give their life"
Today, red carpet is rolling out to glittering cars and arrogance and money -
THEY already died many days ago, behind the barbed wire!
They could not demand "more vacation time and higher wages!"
They had to march into the battlefield - the father, the brother, the son!
They set out to protect their Fatherland
and gave up everything.
"What's our profit?"
none of them had asked!
They devoted their life and died
for their fatherland -
not knowing to what kind of successors
and to what a wretchedness!
