An unusual morning has broken
The turnkey has opened the gate
The face of the sinner is frozen
The hangman is holding the blade

It's time to raise your steel
Hangman with the cunning smile
So take his lamp of life smile
The darkness in your soul
Hangman with the cunning smile
Will soon be lit up again

The hour of death is arriving
The victim is pulled by the hair
The priest with a mass-book is praying
The devil's voice sounds through the air

Its time to raise your steel
Hangman with the cunning smile
So take his lamp of life smile
The darkness in your soul
Hangman with the cunning smile
Will soon be lit up again

The hatched sparkles in the sunlight
Sweat runs down the sinner's face
A last breath he takes in his deep fright
The hangman strikes down the blade

It's time to raise your steel
Hangman with the cunning smile
So take his lamp of life smile
The darkness in your soul
Hangman with the cunning smile
Will soon be lit up again