Mein Name ist Mensch [English translation]

I have many fathers.

I have many mothers,

and I have many sisters,

and I have many brothers.

My fathers are black

and my mothers are yellow

and my brothers are red

and my sisters are fair.

I'm more than 10.000 years old,

and my name is Human!

I'm more than 10.000 years old,

and my name is Human!

And I live off light,

and I live off the air,

and I live off love,

and I live off bread.

I have two eyes

and I can see everything.

I have two ears

and I can understand everything.

I'm more than 10.000 years old,

and my name is Human!

I'm more than 10.000 years old,

and my name is Human!

We have an enemy.

He takes our days,

he lives off our work,

and he lives off our strength.

He has two eyes,

and he doesn't want to see.

And he has two ears

and doesn't want to understand.

He's more than 10.000 years old

and has many names.

He's more than 10.000 years old

and has many names.

I know, we're gonna fight,

I know, we're gonna win,

I know, we're gonna live,

and we're gonna love each other.

Planet Earth

is going to belong to all of us,

and everyone will have what they need.

It's not gonna take another 10.000 years,

'cause the time is ripe.

And it's not gonna take another 10.000 years,

'cause the time is ripe.

• Artist:Ton Steine Scherben
• Album:Warum geht es mir so dreckig (1971)