Aber

an objection, a but

ab

• Prep

  beginning at that time or location; from

• Adj

Mitternacht

1. midnight
2. north

ist

third-person singular present of sein

Schicht im Schacht

Indicating that something has ended; end of story

Schacht

shaft, mineshaft (tunnel)

Schicht

1. layer, stratum, seam
2. sheet, ply, coat (e.g. of paint)
3. class, stratum, group of people with a certain social status
4. shift (day's work period)
5. stint

im

Contraction of in dem; in the