ɪɾ ɪz æn hˈɑːmɪdʒ tə dˈæs ɹˈeɪŋɡoʊld, wˈʌn ʌvðə ɹˈɪŋ ˈɑːpɚɹəz, ænd ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə lˈɛdʒəndɚɹi ɡˈoʊld ɪnðə ɹˈaɪn ɹˈɪvɚ, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə ɹˈɪŋ ʌvðə nˈaɪblʌŋz ɪz fˈæʃənd.
It is an homage to Das Rheingold, one of the Ring operas, and a direct reference to the legendary gold in the Rhine River, of which the Ring of the Nibelungs is fashioned.