Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen - German Folk Song

Historical Reference
Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen is an interwar-era German marching song. Composed around the 1920s, the lyrics of the song are sourced from the poem Ich bin der arme Konrad[1] by the Bavarian poet and artillery officer Heinrich von Reder (1824 - 1909). The melody of the song is arranged by German songwriter and Nazi[2] Fritz Sotke (1902 - 1970).[3] As a song about the German Peasants' War, the song lyrics are noted for their strong anti-clerical and anti-noble themes.
The Black Company or the Black Troops (Schwarze Haufen) was a unit of Franconian farmers and knights that fought on the side of the peasants during the Peasants' Revolt in the 1520s, during the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
The original German name of the Black Company was Schwarzer Haufen. The term Schwarz (black) pointed out the ideological distance of the company from the large peasant army at that time, which called itself the Heller Haufen (Hell meaning "light-colored"). The German word Haufen was the name the peasants gave to their armed companies.
It was never used again for an army, possibly because the word Haufen means "heap" in German and was used to refer to loosely organised armed rabbles.
Lyrics (German)
Wir sind des Geyers schwarze Haufen,
Hei a ho ho!
Und wollen mit Tyrannen raufen,
Hei a ho ho!
Spieß voran, drauf und dran,
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn!
Als Adam grub und Eva spann,
Kyrieleis!
Wo war denn da der Edelmann?
Kyrieleis!
Spieß voran, drauf und dran,
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn!
Uns führt der Florian Geyer an,
trotz Acht und Bann!
Den Bundschuh führt er in der Fahn,
hat Helm und Harnisch an.
Spieß voran, drauf und dran,
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn!
Bei Weinsberg setzt' es Brand und Stank,
Heia hoho!
Gar mancher über die Klinge sprang,
Heia hoho!
Spieß voran, drauf und dran,
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn![x2]
Geschlagen ziehen wir nach Haus,
Heia hoho!
Unsre Enkel fechten's besser aus,
Heia hoho!
Spieß voran, drauf und dran,
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn!
Lyrics (English)
We are Geyer's black hordes, Heia Ho (1)
And want to fight the tyrants, Heia Ho (1a)
Pike ahead ! on the verge !
Get the red rooster up the monastery
We want to implore the good Lord in heaven, kyrieleis
He won't let us kill these worthless priests. kyrieleis
Pike ahead ! on the verge !
Get the red rooster up the monastery
When Adam farmed and Eve spun flax, Kyrieleis
Well tell me, where was the nobleman ? Kyrieleis
Pike ahead ! on the verge !
Get the red rooster up the monastery
Florian Geyer is our captain, even though an outlaw(1b)
The tied shoe he carries in his flag
Wearing helmet and harness.
Pike ahead ! on the verge !
Get the red rooster up the monastery
At Weinserg there is arson and bad blood, Heia Ho
And some were put right to the sword, Heia Ho
Pike ahead ! on the verge !
Get the red rooster up the monastery
Bruised and beaten we stagger back hom, Heia Ho
Our grandchildren will put up a better fight, Heia Ho
Pike ahead ! on the verge !
Get the red rooster up the monastery