Too much industrytoo much eatstoo much beertoo much cigarettesToo much philosophytoo much thought formsnot enough rooms——not enough treesToo much Policetoo much computerstoo much hi fitoo much PorkToo much coffeetoo much smokingunder gray slate roofstoo much obedienceToo many belliestoo many business suitstoo much paperworktoo many magazinesToo much industryNo fish in the RhineLorelei poisonedToo much embarrassentToo many fatiguedworkers on the trainGhost jews screamon the streetcornerToo much old murdertoo much white torturetoo much one Stammheimtoo many happy NazisToo many crazy studentsNot enough farmsnot enough AppletreesNot enough nut treesToo much moneyToo many poorturks without vote"Guests" do the workToo much metalToo much fatToo many jokesnot enough meditationToo much angerToo much sugarToo many smokestacksNot enough snowToo many radioactiveplutonium wastebarrelsTake the Rhine goldBuild a big tombA gold walled graveto bury deadly nuclear slagall the Bank’s goldShining impenetrableAll the German goldwill save the nationBuild a gold houseto bury the DevilDecember 15, 1979
Heart of a mother, Soul of a fighter 
30 years later yet nothing changed.
shi a~~but I don’t understand the "german" part.
German Gold应该是指2战时期纳粹从各占领地搜刮的的宝藏。
To me Rhein gold or German gold implies everything that’s pure and valueable in nature, like Rhein gold in Nibelungensring, if exploited, it would lose its ture magic of love and become curse of power and the origin of envy and struggle. As one can tell form the first part of the poem, Germany did not only lost in WWII but also in the 60s and 70s, in nation’s mentality and health, no matter forced or not. That explains the barrenness of post-war cultural life, and to some extend the ignorance slash arrogance of the countrymen as well. More importantly, of course, why I am here in SGP. LOLAnd "bury" the devil is quite a smart way to put this…