Der Hammer fällt [English translation]

He builds with great passion

But he hasn't done enough

Time forces him to hurry

The breaks are short

Faster, faster, he must be

Drives in nails while cramping

A step too far, he doesn't believe it

And bleach gets in his face

The devil sings a skewed song

Does he know what's happening now?

The days are numbered!

And the hammer falls!

Marching in step with the underworld

And the hammer falls!

His speech is perfect

The jurors are checked

He knows what turns their heads

Cunningly prays for them1

The rascal moves with difficulty into the light

Because one doesn't recognize black skin

The jurors are pale as chalk

A trial in the fourth Reich

The devil sings a skewed song

Does he know what's happening now?

The days are numbered!

And the hammer falls!

Marching in step with the underworld

And the hammer falls!

A dark game in the hole of the cellar

Still he cracks the whip full of desire

The hand hurries from her throat

Horrified because she's holding her breath

And the hammer falls!

The days are numbered!

And the hammer falls!

Marching in step with the underworld

And the hammer falls!

1. Or "takes them to task"