Rashid und Jamal [English translation]

Rashid and Jamal, friends from day one

The world is unfair, my friend, this may be

But the two of them, they’re there for each other

Dreamteam, they could not make it without each other

Rashid lives with 8 siblings under one roof

A good boy who rarely gets into trouble

He plays soccer in a high division

And dreams about a career as a professional player

Because he wants his children to lead a better life once

Live at a better place and sleep better

His friend Jamal is quite the contrary

He lives with his mother and partly in a care center

Because Jamal’s mother is not at all the best

She changes the men more often than her underwear

With every man visiting she sends him outside to play

Instead of raising Jamal with love

[Refrain 2x]

He’ll never forget this one day

Rashid and Jamal from the cradle to the grave

Together they are strong

Inseperable and never alone

Rashid and Jamals brothers in mind

Rashid’s family does not have a lot of money

Another reason for him to be distressed

He trains hard and sedulously

Because he’s ashamed of wearing the (used) clothes of his bigger brother

Jamal in contrary to him knows how to make money

And get rid of financial problems

He believes he can handle it

He does not care if he needs to break a law

But Rashid wants to achieve something

He has to hang on

Meanwhile Jamal’s complaints pile up

Rashid warns him, listen to my advice

Ok, you’re right, brother, I am not your father

But your best friend who’s always there for you

I care for you so don’t think I babble

But Jamal is a die-hard from an early age on

In at the left side, out at the right side, right, he does not care

[Refrain 2x]

Rashid und Jamal von der Wiege bis ins Grab

Unzertrennlich und nie alleine

One morning Rashid wakes up, not anticipating anything

Gets dressed and goes outside

There the message reaches him instantly

(The message) Which freezes his blood and hits him like a punch

His best friend Jamals has been killed yesterday night by two well known dealers

Chalk-white with tears in the face he swears to Rashid, I’ll kill them

His friends want to talk him out of it

Think about soccer, family, you can’t give up

But Rashid knows Jamal would have done the same

And so he alone makes a plan

He gets on his way the same night

At two in the morning the streets are empty

When he has reached the dealer

He rings at the door under the pretense to buy some pills

He steps into the appartement in rage

He sees the two guys and without further ado

He gets out a pistol, Hello you guys

And shoots with the words, this is for Jamal you f*ckers