City Blues English translation
von Beginner

This is Hamburg and the sun is not shining
No, it’s pouring, as always
Here are the Beginner
Talking about their lives in the rain
Because down south of the Elbe
Life isn’t the same, oh no

Winter is harsh, summer is a joke
A beautiful day by the lake ends with thunder and lightning
The wind lashes, collar up, head down, tunnel vision
The sweaters and jackets make anorexics look chubby

We have to be prepared for everything because otherwise, you freeze here
That’s why we seem so strange and complicated
So many hardships and yet no reason to move away
Heart in the right place, feet in rubber boots

The reason people like living here
Because people first feel, then think, then talk
And no matter how annoying it is, the constant gray, the lack of sun
We always show our colors, red and white like fries sauce


I say, Hamburg is half of two
The most beautiful, number 1, the best thing ever
And instead of unsympathetic, young-dynamic like Friedrich Merz
Everything here is laid-back, relaxed, and Friesian stern

Hamburg, don’t confuse with Hans Wurst
Because even the smallest dick here is not that short
So screw Tief Anna, Tief Berta, Tief Cora
Instead, we have music, we have the Kiez, we have the Flora

Oh yes, screw it
We’re used to it
We like it and besides

Down south of the Elbe
Life isn’t the same
Because down south of the Elbe
The people aren’t the same

It’s freezing cold, storming, and raining again
Pharmacists drive Porsches thanks to antidepressants
This isn’t winter, no, we have this every second day
This is Hamburg, man, welcome to my hometown

Moin, of course, such a rough, cool climate shapes
Settles down on people’s moods over centuries
Means, don’t talk to everyone and don’t trust every pig
It just takes us a little while to open up


Well, it’s hard to believe, but then we’re really cozy
Hamburg is a tough beat, beautiful and dirty
And the port, that’s the heart, the bassline
Fuck the internet, we’ve always been in tune with the world

International, wide seas, and far horizons
In Germany, we’re almost alone like Robinson
But I love it and am grateful for the influences (Yeah, man)
Grateful for St. Pauli, Altona, and Eimsbüttel (screw Eppendorf)

I’m proud of it and drink my Holsten
And I know you don’t need a sky without clouds to celebrate
No man, you only need Tempelhof, Golden Pudel Club

Oh yeah, that’s my city
Beautiful and fucked up
Wrapped in thick clothes
No one here bothers me
No one wants an autograph
Elsewhere, they call this arrogance, not here
Here you can chill, do what you want

And there down south of the Elbe
Life isn’t the same
Because down south of the Elbe
The people aren’t the same

I say, down south of the Elbe
The people aren’t the same
Because down south of the Elbe
The thoughts aren’t the same

Yes, yes, leave Las Vegas

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