Black milk of daybreak we drink it at nightfall

Black milk of daybreak we drink it at evening

we drink it at noon in the morning we drink it at night

we drink it at midday and morning we drink it at night

we drink it and drink it

we drink and we drink

we are digging a grave in the sky it is ample to lie there

we shovel a grave in the air there you won't lie too cramped

A man in the house he plays with the serpents he writes

A man lives in the house he plays with his vipers he writes

he writes when the night falls to Germany your golden hair Margarete

he writes when it grows dark to Deutschland your golden hair Margareta

he writes it and walks from the house the stars glitter he whistles his dogs up

he writes it and steps out of doors and the stars are all sparkling, he whistles his hounds to come close

he whistles his Jews out and orders a grave to be dug in the earth

he whistles his Jews into rows has them shovel a grave in the ground

he commands us strike up for the dance

he commands us to play up for the dance.

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

we drink you in the morning at noon we drink you at nightfall

we drink you at morning and midday we drink you at evening

drink you and drink you

we drink and we drink

A man in the house he plays with the serpents he writes

A man lives in the house he plays with his vipers he writes

he writes when the night falls to Germany your golden hair Margarete

he writes when it grows dark to Deutschland your golden hair Margareta

Your ashen hair Shulamith we are digging a grave in the sky it is

Your ashen hair Shulamith we shovel a grave in the air there you won't lie too cramped

ample to lie there

He shouts jab the earth deeper you lot there you others sing up and play

He shouts stab deeper in earth you there and you others you sing and you play

he grabs for the rod in his belt he swings it his eyes are so blue

he grabs at the iron in his belt and swings it and blue are his eyes

jab your spades deeper you lot there you others play on for the dancing

stab deeper your spades you there and you others play on for the dancing

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at nightfall

we drink you at midday and morning we drink you at evening

we drink you at noon in the mornings we drink you at nightfall

we drink and we drink

drink you and drink you

a man lives in the house your goldenes Haar Margareta

a man in the house your golden hair Margarete

your aschenes Haar Shulamith he plays his vipers

your ashen hair Shulamith he plays with the serpents

He shouts play death more sweetly this Death is a master from Deutschland

he shouts scrape your strings darker you'll rise then as smoke to the sky

He shouts play sweeter death's music death comes as a master from Germany

you'll have a grave then in the clouds there you won't lie too cramped

he shouts stroke darker the strings and as smoke you shall climb to the sky

then you'll have a grave in the clouds it is ample to lie there

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

we drink you at midday Death is a master aus Deutschland

Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night

we drink you at evening and morning we drink and we drink

we drink you at noon death comes as a master from Germany

this Death is ein Meister aus Deutschland his eye it is blue

we drink you at nightfall and morning we drink you and drink you

he shoots you with shot made of lead shoots you level and true

a master from Germany death comes with eyes that are blue

a man lives in the house your goldenes Haar Margarete

with a bullet of lead he will hit in the mark he will hit you

he looses his hounds on us grants us a grave in the air

a man in the house your golden hair Margarete

he plays with his vipers and daydreams der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland

he hunts us down with his dogs in the sky he gives us a grave

he plays with the serpents and dreams death comes as a master from Germany

dein goldenes Haar Margarete

dein aschenes Haar Shulamith

your golden hair Margarete

your ashen hair Shulamith