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Und es geschah am 26. Tag des 7. Monats,
On the 26th day of the 7th month, something important happened - an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses

Da trat des Herrn Engel zu Moses und sprach: "Sage Deinem Volke,
The Lord's angel spoke to Moses, commanding him to tell the people

Es möge sich versammeln am 3.
On the 3rd day, the people were to gather together

Tage auf dem Ölberg und der Herr wird sich Euch offenbaren.
They were to gather on the Mount of Olives, where the Lord would reveal himself to them

" Und am dritten Tage versammelten sich die
The people did as they were commanded and gathered on the Mountain of Olives on the 3rd day

Gläubigen am Ölberg, aber er, der Herr, er erschien nicht
But the Lord did not appear to them, despite their waiting and belief

Und die Gläubigen harrten der Dinge und sie harrten drei Tage und
The faithful waited patiently and hopefully for 3 days

Drei Nächte. Langsam bekamen sie kalte Füße und das Brot ward alle.
As time passed, their patience began to wear thin and they ran out of food

Am vierten Tag begann es zu regnen;
On the 4th day, it started raining

Am fünften schneite es bereits,
By the 5th day, it was already snowing

Doch die Gläubigen harrten unentwegt aus
Still, the faithful persevered and continued their vigil

Die Jahre gingen ins Land,
Years passed and time went on

Und die Gläubigen warteten hungrig und mit kalten Füßen auf den Herrn
The faithful still waited, hungry and cold, for the Lord to reveal himself

Und kein Klagelaut kam über ihre Lippen.
Even though they suffered, they did not complain

Und sie warten heute noch auf den Herrn wie vor 2000
Even today, 2000 years later, they still wait for the Lord

Jahren und niemand fragt sich: "Wie lange eigentlich noch?"
But no one questions how much longer they will have to wait

The sky is blue
The sky is a clear blue color

The grass is whispering
The grass rustles gently in the breeze

The sun shines warm
The sun is shining warmly and brightly

The air is clean and soft
The air is fresh and gentle

My mind is free
My mind is unencumbered and open

Going to where it wants to be
My thoughts go wherever they please

It's so nice to see
It's wonderful to witness my surroundings

The flowers surrounding me
There are beautiful flowers all around me

In Vietnam
This particular scene takes place in Vietnam

My brother's shooten down
My brother - a soldier - has been shot down

Sun burns hot
The scorching sun beats down relentlessly

The bombers are roaring loud
The sound of warplanes is deafening

His mind is dead
My brother's mind has been lost to the trauma of war

His blood runs warm and red
Yet, he is still a human being with the same warmth and life in his veins as you and I

It's a shame to see
It's a tragedy to witness the horrors of war

'Cos he's man like you and me
Because, at the end of the day, he is just another human being

And me, and me
The artist also feels touched and saddened by the situation

All of us are fighting here
We are all fighting against the hate and violence of war

Against the hate and war
Our fight is not just against the physical violence of war, but also against the hatred that fuels it

But you cheering crazy crowd
The artist is addressing a group of people who are cheering on the war effort

You're calling out for more
Despite the devastation already being caused, these people demand more war and violence

'Bout the real reality
The singer is criticizing the fact that these people are ignoring the harsh realities of war

You dislike it to hear
These people do not want to hear the truth about the horrors of war

Fucking haughty lazy mass
The artist is angry at these people for being privileged and indifferent to the suffering inflicted by war

You're sipping at your beer
The people are literally sipping beer, enjoying their leisure, while others are dying in war

But listen
The singer is imploring these people to listen to him

Some day you will awake
Someday, these people will wake up and realize the truth about war

And there will be nothing left
By the time they realize the horrors of war, it will be too late

From what today you take
They will have already taken everything for granted

And than you'll understand
Only then will they understand the full extent of the destruction they helped cause

What we have tried to say
The singer is reflecting on the message they have been trying to convey about the brutality of war

But then there's no help around
Unfortunately, by the time the message sinks in, it will be too late for help

'Cos we are far away
The singer is 'far away' - possibly emotionally - from those who are suffering the most during the war

Na, na, na, na, na
This repeated line does not hold a clear meaning

Na, na, na, na, na.
This repeated line does not hold a clear meaning