Rattenk?nig-Mütiilation

[00:04.03] [00:11.22]Plague times and wind of putrefaction [00:16.94]Gutter belching rats by millions [00:22.15]Brutal wave of squeaking vermin [00:26.65]Babies devoured in their cradle [00:32.04]Rats seemed to come all from the same place [00:36.69]A putrid forgotten gutter's bowel [00:42.16]And in the middle of the nest [00:47.06]Something as a crown [00:51.82]A crown made of rats all linked by the tail [01:07.13] [01:22.11]One day a stranger came with odd tongue and red eyes [01:27.22]His little rat's eyes were shining with malicious intelligence [01:32.34]Strangely looking [01:33.63]Breeding distrust [01:34.78]Covered with rats' furs [01:37.37]Greasy whiskers like rat's tails over his buck-like yellow teeth [01:42.33]Deeply cold and malevolent hawking the plague message [01:47.41]Stench of death and gutter smell follow his ugly path [01:52.59]He seemed to be the only one not affected by the rats [01:57.62]Some said they saw him speak with rats [02:00.01]He who came from nowhere [02:06.68] [02:24.00]Soon people asked for help to him [02:28.96]Ready to give the few they had [02:33.86]The deal was clear he would get out the rats for free [02:38.69]The condition is that he takes one child with him [02:44.09]But none of the yokels wanted any child to sacrifice [02:53.70]They decided another way to break the deal and never pay [03:04.12]"Just let him kill the rats and we won't give anyone..." [03:13.63]They said "agreed" and gave him their word [03:23.77]He looked at them and he promised at dawn rats would be gone... [03:29.05]At night the villager hardly slept bitten by remorse [03:34.50]Surrounded by the sound of his flute [03:39.40]Monotonous and sullen... [03:43.98]The stranger walked calmly [03:48.80]His music following him in the night [03:53.95]And the rats followed him near the lake [03:56.59]Gazing at his complaint... [03:59.29]Trustful they all understood and accepted what he silently said [04:04.59]And the rats broke the circle directly faced [04:14.22]The procession disappeared in the deep waters and none saw them again [04:23.58] [04:45.33]And the morning after when he asked for the child, [04:55.45]None wanted to give his son [05:00.45]Their plan was running on [05:07.18] [05:45.31]The rats were gone but the villagers expelled him with no child [05:50.15]With the acid smile of betrayal on their hypocrite faces [05:55.09]At night a feeble melody of sick complaint pierced the silence [06:00.06]The stranger walked calmly surrounded by the sound of his flute [06:04.77]And all the children followed him near the lake, [06:07.75]Gazing at his eyes [06:09.60]Trustful they all understood and accepted what he silently said [06:14.00]And the children broke the circle to walk to the silver lake [06:19.04]The procession disappeared in the deep waters and none saw them again [06:28.00]Rattenkönig