Des Bänkers neue Kleider [English translation]

[Verse 1]

Success whistles its song, no matter what happens

It sounds through stock exchanges and banks

A cruel song

[Verse 2]

A song of violence, horrible and old

But nobody understands the meaning

The warning fades

[Chorus]

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

Are made of nothing

Look exactly at him: He’s naked!

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

They are betrayal and illusion

It is a fact: He is naked!

[Verse 3]

Now he’s sitting on the Main, still keeping appearances

Of control and riches

So he freezes on the Main

[Verse 4]

The scarf made of money, which is likes

Becomes the noose around his neck

A rope made only of money

[Verse 5]

His coat made of interest, part of the profit

Suddenly doesn’t keep him warm anymore

So cold is the interest

[Chorus]

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

Are made of nothing

Look exactly at him: He’s naked!

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

They are betrayal and illusion

It is a fact: He is naked!

(Instrumental)

[Chorus]

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

Are made of nothing

Look exactly at him: He’s naked!

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

They are betrayal and illusion

It is a fact: He is naked!

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

Ohoh the bankers new clothes

He is naked!