Bochum [English translation]

Deep in the West, where the sun gets dusty

it is better, much better than one thinks

deep in the West...

You’re no beauty

all gray from work

you love yourself without makeup

you’re an honest soul

sadly completely misbuilt

but that’s what defines you

You have a pulse of steel

it can be heard loudly at night

you’re simply too modest

your black gold has lifted us up again

you flower of the coal field

Bochum, that's where I'm from

Bochum, I belong to you

Oh, Good luck, Bochum! [‘Glück auf!’ is a german miners greeting.]

You’re no global city

with your 'Königsallee’ [a street in Düsseldorf is called the same]

there are no fashion shows [as in Düsseldorf]

here, where the heart still counts,

not the big money

who wants to live in Düsseldorf

Bochum, that's where I'm from

Bochum, I belong to you

Oh, Good luck, Bochum!

You are a canopy bed for pigeons

and constantly on coke

You've got a hut in your allotment garden

with your double pass you make

every opponent look bad

you and your VfL [Bochum's football team]

Bochum, that's where I'm from

Bochum, I belong to you

Oh, Good luck, Bochum!

Bochum…

• Artist:Herbert Grönemeyer
• Album:4630 Bochum (1984)