Discover the story of the song > Der Teufel hält die Fäden – Angizia

In these lyrics, the protagonist is describing a puppet show where the puppets are controlled by the devil. He explains that the king of the puppets is actually a poor beggar and the musician plays his music while the puppets dance. However, the protagonist realizes that the musician is dead and wonders if the devil is still controlling the puppets. The buckled hunchback and the black puppets sing along and celebrate the music, even though they are all dead.