Steine [English translation]

Earth stands still

but sometimes loud and shrill

Thus it opens its mouth

a glowing waterfall

pours lava into the valley

devours every house to the ground

What man accomplishes

The fruits of his strength

A death united them

What he wrestled from nature

what he forced into being

is silent for years and lies in stone

Stones! Stones!

They scream, when all is silent

Stones! Stones!

They scream until the day shows itself

The man, he keeps quiet

until he doesn't want to any longer

Thus he opens his mouth

He walks out of his night

He walks into his slaughter

Tears the world to the ground

Where one still harasses him

and where one still hangs him

puts him upon whitewashed walls

That won't be forever

Soon he lifts up the stone

Usurps his world