Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da [English translation]

Mother, oh mother

Mother, oh mother

Mother, oh mother

The man with the cokes is there

It was once called the black gold of the Ruhr,

It gave warmth, comfort and energy

In a special chemical process

volatilized from the original matter the gases

Coal becomes cokes

The people longed for the energy,

which the cokes provided them

But it was too expensive for the people

Mother, oh mother, the man with the cokes is there!

Mother, the man with the cokes is there

Yes, my boy, yes, I know that

Mother, the man with the cokes is there

Yes, my boy, yes, I know that

I don't have money and you don't have money,

Who has ordered the man with the cokes?

I don't have money and you don't have money,

Who has ordered the man with the cokes?

The black gold has become white

One takes a simple recipe

And cokes became coal again

Warmth, comfort, energy ...

Warmth, comfort, energy ...

Mother, oh mother, the man with the cokes is there

Mother, the man with the cokes is there