2018.04.20.
Boxer Song (The Heart of a Boxer)
[Kurt Gerron]:What does the boxer have from the life of the world?
He has to avoid just what he likes.
When he sometimes finds a love1 for his heart,
he has no place in the ring.
[Hugo Fischer-Köppe]:
What has a boxer to do with love?
He is never allowed to do what he wants.
As soon as he gives someone his heart, everything is over,
then suddenly everything gets quiet around him.
[Max Schmeling]:
The heart of a boxer knows only one love:
The fight for victory alone.
The heart of a boxer knows only one concern:
To be the first in the ring.
And when his heart beats for a woman
stormy and loudly:
The heart of a boxer must forget everything,
or the next one knocks him out.
[Kurt Gerron]:
A boxer is often famous and popular,
because he only gives his best in the fight,
quickly the sworn loyalty is broken to him,
quickly everything is over for him.
[Hugo Fischer-Köppe]:
If he only fails one single time to win a fight,
who will take sides for him?
Nothing but derision he gets when he leaves,
then it's the next one's turn.
[Max Schmeling]:
The heart of a boxer knows only one love:
The fight for victory alone.
[Chorus]:
The heart of a boxer knows only one concern:
To be the first in the ring.
And when his heart beats for a woman
stormy and loudly:
The heart of a boxer must forget everything,
or the next one knocks him out.
And when his heart beats for a woman
stormy and loudly:
The heart of a boxer must forget everything,
or the next one knocks him out.
- 1. lit. 'treasure'