Very nice song. And sad to be said, based on truth. Too many former Nazis came up after the war as 'innocents' or 'know-nothings' or 'mere supporters'.

My transcription of the German verse (that is repeated) including my corrections (c.w.b. = correct would be):

Als (c.w.b.: Wenn) Sie durch die (c.w.b.: das) schöne Deutschland gehen,
einen Gesang werden Sie hören:
ist (better: es gibt) ein kleiner (c.w.b.: eine kleine) Melodie (perhaps better: Lied) in Deutschland
für (c.w.b.: seit) 15 oder 20 Jahr (c.w.b.: Jahren).

Translation as in the English first verse.


corrections: was bedeutet dieses 'putting me on' (no change in meaning or translation)

Sieg (not: Seig) Heil

Perhaps not all of you know that "Today, Germany, tomorrow, the world!" is a citation from the chorus of a song (from 1932?):

Es zittern die morschen Knochen


Wolfgang