"hier ist das Erste Deutsche Fernsehen mit der Tagesshau"
"good evening, good evening"
"buenas nochas senorias and senores"
"mesdames et messieurs, bonjour"
"guten Abend, meine Damen und Herren,
 und herzlich willkommen!"

watch the news on the screen
is it real or a dream
the whole world at my command
tv guide in my hand
every place every time
politics, sex and crime
I press the key and watch TV

watch the war on the screen
it is safe, it is clean
silent movie black and white
charlie chaplin is on tonight
science fiction, history
electric church, comedy
I press the key and watch TV

(sound bites)
"stay with us we'll be right back"
"aus Frankfurt nun, die Wettervorhersage fuer Morgen"
"the satellite picture shows a lot of clouds around over europe"
"das Wetter, das Wetter, das Wetter"
. . . -  . - . .    ["eure" or "ski"]

weather forecast, happy ends
computer graphics, electric bands
I press the key and watch TV
I press the key and watch TV
I press the key and watch TV

(sound bites)
"stay with us we'll be right back"
"world news"
"on today's program"
"es is un programma de television espanola"  (?)
"television"
"ab 22:10 hat der Sport das Wort"
"washes so clean"
"washes so clean"
"with over five million households already tuned in"
"washes so clean
"quite a good day tomorrow! quite a good day tomorrow!
 quite a good day!"
"phone now! 802 802. phone now! 020 802."
"und die gewinnsamer Spiel, lautet" (?)
"one two three four"
"und das Ganze natuerlich wie immer, ohne Gewehr" (?)
"we will close today's program"
"in Namem alle Mitarbeiter, darfe ich mich recht herzlich
 von Ihnen verabschieden"
"that's all for tonight... good night"
"tschuess, wir sehen uns morgen wieder"
"I hope you have been blessed by this program"
"enjoy, and I will see you tomorrow"
"bon soir"
"auf Wiedersehen!" (repeated until fade