Tanksong
"Panzerlied" was a famous Wehrmacht song, composed 1935 by First lieutenant Kurt Wiehle. This song is used, in a (possibly) censored version, in the German and Austrian and a number of other armies.
1
If it storms or snows, or the sun smiles on us,
The day burning hot, or the icy cold of night.
Dusty are our faces, but happy is our mind.
Then roar our tanks in the storm's wind.
2
With thundering engines, as fast as lightning,
Towards the enemy, sheltered in the tank,
Ahead of our comrades, In the fight all alone.
So we push deep into the enemies ranks!
3
When before us a hostile tank appears,
Full throttle is given and we close with the enemy.
What does our life matter but for the Reich's army?
To die for Germany is our highest honor.
4
With obstacles and tanks the foe blocks our path,
We laugh about it and don't drive upon them.
And the threat of cannons that are hidden in the yellow sand.
We search for ways, that no one else found.
5
And if we are abandoned by treacherous luck,
And if we don't return home again,
If death's bullet finds us, and fate calls us away.
Then our tank shall become an honorable grave!
The last line could also be translated as "Then our tank shall become an iron grave!"Prepare for battle!
Tank, advance!
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