About This Track
Die Eier von Satan (literally “The Balls of Satan” in German -though “Eier” can mean both “Balls” or “Eggs”) is a song by Tool that was released in 1996 on the album Ænima.
The song’s lyrics are actually a recipe for “Die Eier von Satan”, a kind of baked food.
The phrase “Sim sa la bim, bam ba, sa la du, sa la dim” originates from the old German nursery rhyme “Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck” (Atop a Tree a Cuckoo). It also serves as a magical incantation along the lines of abracadabra.
The segue “Die Eier von Satan” (“Satan’s Eggs”, or, alternately, “Satan’s Balls”) has a heavy industrial guitar played over a reversed drum beat with an irregular time signature (5/4).
The lyrical component of the song is in German, performed by Marko Fox, a member of ZAUM. He is backed by a sound that resembles a hydraulic press, and crowd cheering and applause that increase in volume as the lyrics are read with increasing ferocity. These combined effects make the song sound like a militant German rant or Nazi rally. While the sound and the word “Satan” in the title may suggest to listeners that the lyrics feature aggressive or even violent content, the speaker is merely reciting a cookie recipe, for hashish or Mexican cookies.
The song was originally translated by Gudrun Fox. According to Blair McKenzie Blake, the maintainer of the official Tool website, “Die Eier von Satan” originally were cookies that “Marko Fox’s grandmother used to bake for him as a child, without using eggs as an ingredient.
The song’s lyrics are actually a recipe for “Die Eier von Satan”, a kind of baked food.
The phrase “Sim sa la bim, bam ba, sa la du, sa la dim” originates from the old German nursery rhyme “Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck” (Atop a Tree a Cuckoo). It also serves as a magical incantation along the lines of abracadabra.
The segue “Die Eier von Satan” (“Satan’s Eggs”, or, alternately, “Satan’s Balls”) has a heavy industrial guitar played over a reversed drum beat with an irregular time signature (5/4).
The lyrical component of the song is in German, performed by Marko Fox, a member of ZAUM. He is backed by a sound that resembles a hydraulic press, and crowd cheering and applause that increase in volume as the lyrics are read with increasing ferocity. These combined effects make the song sound like a militant German rant or Nazi rally. While the sound and the word “Satan” in the title may suggest to listeners that the lyrics feature aggressive or even violent content, the speaker is merely reciting a cookie recipe, for hashish or Mexican cookies.
The song was originally translated by Gudrun Fox. According to Blair McKenzie Blake, the maintainer of the official Tool website, “Die Eier von Satan” originally were cookies that “Marko Fox’s grandmother used to bake for him as a child, without using eggs as an ingredient.
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Mauseprinzessin wrote:
Lustige Idee
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KChippie1 wrote:
MAYNARD KEENAN = TOOL & A PERFECT CIRCLE
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amaroK_usr wrote:
...and really bad eggs. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho!
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VillaFuzz wrote:
AND NO EGGS.
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Thecondemned wrote:
Bei mir passiert nichts, wenn ich die Zauberwörter ausspreche. Kann mir jemand bei dem Problem helfen? -,-
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vlix74 wrote:
:-) lol
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Chili_Northman wrote:
Schön wenn man mal auch über sich selber lachen kann.....
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Mel_One wrote:
Kochtipps von Tool, wie schön. :D
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MaeHolmewintton wrote:
Eies von Satan mit keiner Eier? Das klingt wunderbar! haha
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MaeHolmewintton wrote:
Wow, german is a hell of a sexy language @.@
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kissesneverdie wrote:
now mix in the eggs of satan.
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eleinad wrote:
e niente uova.
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twistiekristi wrote:
man he just sounds sexy as hell in this song!!!!!
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capeachino wrote:
troll song
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BlackCak wrote:
Lecker
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Kleber01z wrote:
receita de bolo
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nothingcsmn wrote:
Ich hab aber kein Beckblech :/
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bobolson wrote:
this sounds like the live version of a screw
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Tiger1962 wrote:
@RedFaction: nicht kochen... backen ;)
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DimMyPrp wrote:
1 Kilogramm Kartoffeln, 1 Liter Milch, 3 Eier, 90 Gramm Butter, Salz, Muskatnuss MUSKATNUSS HERR MÜLLER!
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