Kraftwerk, The Robots

Kraftwerk. "The Robots". The Man-Machine. Ralf Hunter and Karl Barton, lyrics (English and Russian) © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.[1] (and per SongMeanings, linked below). Released as single 1978.

Lyrics, link to audio, and on-going discussion on SongMeanings website, as of April 2023, here.[2]

[Chorus] We are the robots We are the robots We are the robots We are the robots

[Interlude] Я твой слуга Я твой работник Я твой слуга Я твой работник

Verse 3] We are programmed just to do Anything you want us to

Google Translate renders the Russian, "I am your servant / I am your worker." See R. U. R. at internal link for "robot" as "worker."

Jim Flannery, 2004; RDE, finishing, 16Ap23