Text: Udo Lindenberg
So stieg er runter in die Katakomben
und riskierte voll sein Leben
Einer muss den Job ja machen
um das nasse Gold zu heben
Ja, so manche hohe Wissenschaft
und Symphonien und höhere Sphären
wär´n nicht entstanden, wenn die Kollegen
immer nur nüchtern geblieben wären
Knietief im Whisky
bis zum Nabel im Wodka
so ging er durch sein Leben
Immer wieder runter
in den Underground
um die speziellen Weisheiten zu heben
Er war wie so´n Märtyrer
der sich für euch da runter traut
in die gefährlichen Abgründe
mit der mörderischen Whiskybraut
In der Tiefsee der Erkenntnis
ist er durch den Alk geschwommen
auf der Suche nach dem Gin des Lebens
um der Wahrheit auf den Grund zu kommen
So stieg er runter in die Katakomben
und riskierte voll sein Leben
Einer muss den Job ja machen
um das nasse Gold zu heben
Ja, so manche hohe Wissenschaft
und Symphonien und höhere Sphären
wär´n nicht entstanden, wenn die Kollegen
immer nur nüchtern geblieben wären
Wahnsinn und Genie
hat er oft gedacht
was für´n schönes Paar
besonders an der Bar
wie füreinander gemacht
So soff er im Extrembereich
studierte Mengenlehre
und stellt sich vor wie´s mit Freud und Bukowski
wohl ohne das Ballerzeugs gelaufen wäre
Sie stiegen runter in die Katakomben
und riskierten voll ihr Leben
denn sie mussten den Job ja machen
um das nasse Gold zu heben
Ja, so manche hohe Wissenschaft
und Symphonien und höhere Sphären
wär´n nicht entstanden, wenn die Kollegen
immer nur nüchtern geblieben wären
The lyrics NASSES GOLD of UDO LINDENBERG is also present in the album Stark wie zwei (2008)
Udo Lindenberg (1946) è un cantautore, musicista e artista tedesco considerato uno dei più importanti esponenti della musica rock tedesca. Nato a Gronau, in Germania, Lindenberg ha iniziato la sua carriera negli anni '60 come cantante di gruppi blues e rock. Nel 1973 ha pubblicato il suo album di debutto, "Udo Lindenberg", che lo ha lanciato sulla scena musicale tedesca. Conosciuto per il suo stile provocatorio, le sue performance energiche e i testi spesso politici, Lindenberg ha venduto milioni di dischi in tutto il mondo. Tra i suoi brani più famosi si ricordano "Alles wird gut", "Sonderzug nach Pankow" e "C'est la vie". Oltre alla musica, Lindenberg è anche un noto scrittore e pittore, con numerose opere pubblicate e esposte in gallerie d'arte.
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