Patent Ochsner was founded in 1990. The name of the band is derived from a certain type of trashcan which is named after the J.Ochsner AG and can be found in housholds all over Switzerland. In 1991 their first album Schlachtplatte was released with the hits Bälpmoos and Scharlachrot. They had a great success and became a well-known band in Switzerland. After Böbu Ehrenzeller left in 1998 as well as Resli Burri and Tinu Frutiger in 2001 Büne Huber released his solo-album called Honigmelonemond. In January 2003 their album Trybguet with the new formed band was released.
The current band lineup:
Büne Huber (Vocals)
Monic Mathys (Base)
Andi Hug (Drums)
Christian Brantschen (Keyboard, Acordeon)
Menk Grossniklaus (Saxophon)
Disu Gmünder (Guitar)
Pascal Steiner (Tasten und Blaswerkzeug)
Daniel Woodtli (Trumpet)
Style of Music
Their music is very various. Already in their first records they used aside of the usual instruments (guitar, base, drums, vocals) mandolines, celli, violines, saxophones etc. On the first 3 albums (Schlachtplatte, Fischer, Gmües) there can be heard a lot of Swiss folk music impacts. On their fourth album Stella Nera they sang 2 songs in italian. On Trybguet there can be noticed a lot of spanish impacts in the music and the lyrics. However, there's missing the variety of instruments like on their older records. The latest albums were Liebi, Tod & Tüüfu (2005) and The Rimini Flashdown (2008).
Bälpmoos
Patent Ochsner Lyrics
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gseh die Füger cho un gah
häbe d Nase i di chauti Morgeluft
wo nach Trybschtoff schmöckt
un dr Näbu chläbt über dr Schtartbahn
un uf dr Schtartbahn hocke Möwe
un ds Fäud isch wyss vom Ryf
I gseh uus wie ne Pilot
un em wysse Sydeschal
I weiss es haargenau
I ha die Type lang gnue schtudiert
scho als chlyne Giel
bin I Samschti für Samschti
ging da usse gsi
un ha Modällflugzüg
i Himmel ufegschickt
I ha's scho denn gwüsst
irgendeinisch gahn I o
Bälpmoos - schpick mi furt vo hie
Bälpmoos - mir isch's glych wenn un wie
es fahrt e schwarzi Limousine vor
un ne gschalete Chauffeur
schleppt Goffere un schwäri Täsche
umenang
un ne rychi runzlegi Sou im Pelz
schtygt gschtabig uus
shit
dene ghört d Wäut
Bälpmoos - schpick mi furt vo hie
wenn I die Chance hätt
un ds gäut
I gieng a ds Kap der guten Hoffnung
I ha ir schwyzer Illuschtrierte einisch
bilder gseh
un när chäm I nie meh zrügg
hätt e Insle un ne Frou
un alles won I miech
würd I mache wüll I's wott
un nid wüll's angeri wie
ersch rächt nid wüll I müesst
Bälpmoos - schpick mi furt vo hie
Bälpmoos - mir isch's glych wenn un wie
The lyrics to Patent Ochsner's song Bälpmoos describe the singer's desire to leave behind their mundane and repetitive daily life, symbolized by the passing airplanes and the routine of the seagulls on the runway. The singer envisions themselves as a pilot, donning their bomber jacket and scarf, and dreaming of flying model airplanes as a child. They long to escape to a place called Bälpmoos, where opportunities abound and the world is their oyster. The arrival of a luxurious limousine, complete with a chauffeur and an affluent-looking woman, only serves to reinforce the singer's desire to depart.
Line by Line Meaning
I schtah jede Tag da usse
Every day, I stand outside and observe the airplanes flying and landing
gseh die Füger cho un gah
I witness the arrival and departure of planes
häbe d Nase i di chauti Morgeluft
I take in the cool morning air, tinged with the smell of jet fuel
wo nach Trybschtoff schmöckt
The fragrance of the fuel resembles gasoline
un dr Näbu chläbt über dr Schtartbahn
The fog hovers over the runway
un uf dr Schtartbahn hocke Möwe
A seagull sits on the runway
un ds Fäud isch wyss vom Ryf
The feathers on its body are white from the plane's exhaust
I gseh uus wie ne Pilot
I look like a pilot
i myre bruune Bomberjagge
Wearing my brown bomber jacket
un em wysse Sydeschal
Also, I wear a white silk scarf
I weiss es haargenau
I know exactly what I want
I ha die Type lang gnue schtudiert
I have studied the planes for a long time
scho als chlyne Giel
Since I was a little boy
bin I Samschti für Samschti
I was always building models of airplanes on Saturdays
ging da usse gsi
I would go outside
un ha Modällflugzüg i Himmel ufegschickt
And send the model planes flying into the sky
I ha's scho denn gwüsst irgendeinisch gahn I o
I already knew at some point I'd leave too
Bälpmoos - schpick mi furt vo hie
Take me away from here, Bälpmoos
Bälpmoos - mir isch's glych wenn un wie
Bälpmoos, it doesn't matter how or when
es fahrt e schwarzi Limousine vor
A black limousine pulls up
un ne gschalete Chauffeur
With a well-dressed chauffeur
schleppt Goffere un schwäri Täsche umenang
Carrying suitcases and heavy bags around
un ne rychi runzlegi Sou im Pelz schtygt gschtabig uus
An elderly, wealthy woman gets out of the car, wearing a fur coat
shit dene ghört d Wäut
To them, the world belongs
wenn I die Chance hätt
If I had the chance
un ds gäut
And the money
I gieng a ds Kap der guten Hoffnung
I would go to the Cape of Good Hope
I ha ir schwyzer Illuschtrierte einisch bilder gseh
I once saw pictures of it in a Swiss magazine
un när chäm I nie meh zrügg
And then, I would never come back
hätt e Insle un ne Frou
I would have an island and a woman
un alles won I miech
And everything I desire
würd I mache wüll I's wott
I would do it because I want to
un nid wüll's angeri wie ersch rächt nid
Not because anyone else thinks I should
Contributed by Nolan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@vernrust7119
What a fantastic performance and a super sound...world class!!!!
Thanks from "downunder"
@apusazul
Einer der besten Songs "ever"! Der Song (und die Band) ist Weltklasse mit dem typischen Bernerunderstatement. Es ist meine Sprache, meine Heimat. Es ist schön, dass die Leute die Lieder auf der ganzen Welt verstehen bzw. fühlen.
@Zaitekno
Was ein geiler Auftritt!
@martinkonig7202
Wunderbar! Schon 1991 gehört bei einem Kollegen aus Solothurn. Wunderbar!
@bernhardwasem6228
What a song!!!
@hugopaci3685
Ein Soundmonument nicht nur ein Song
@sergeymikhailow9207
Sehr gute und shone guitar solo!
@cynewulfradbodmeddugnatosa4770
Bälpmoos is the airport of Berne, it's small, unlike Basel-Mulhouse or Zürich-Kloten, but it may nonetheless activate your dreams.
@markusbaur2219
Dont forget stärnefäld in Birsfelden
@hugopaci3685
Kein Lied bringt das Thema Sehnsucht besser auf den Punkt. Freue mich schon jetzt auf die Aarekonzerte 2023...Wird sicher "bälbmosig" güet