Night Trains

Night Trains (engl. | dt. Nachtzüge) ist ein Lied der englischen Musikgruppe Skrewdriver. Es beschreibt, wie junge deutschen Soldaten von Berlin aus mit Nachtzügen an die Ostfront gebracht werden, wo sie schließlich in der Kälte den Tod finden werden.

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Night trains, filling up, on a railway station in Berlin

On the way to the Eastern Front, as winter was closing in

Young soldiers who were on their way to a freezing, living hell

For victory’s dreams had faded now, amongst explosions and deadly shells

(Kehrreim) Night trains, moving out Moving on, to the distant east Pride and love for the Fatherland As they sought the road to victory

They choose to fight against all odds, against a foe without a god

They fought for good, for all mankind, along death’s roads they bravely trod

Marching on to a fiery fate, their courage it did not fail

To a land of fire and ice they advanced up danger’s trails

(Kehrreim)

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(Kehrreim)

As the they marched into the icy wastes, there was no end in their sights

And all they had was their comradeship, and the bitter cold of endless nights

Well so many died in graves of ice, never again to see their Fatherland

As their blood was spilt, so died their dreams, before the true ideal they took their stand

(Kehrreim) 2x

Sonstiges

Es existiert eine Nachspielversion von Saga.