Saturday 23 May 2009

In the rain, not exactly singing but sort of ...

Dr B just sent me these words written by Wolfgang Borchert which features in Das Leben der Anderen.

Stell dich mitten in den Regen,
glaub an seinen Tropfen Segen.
Spinn dich in das Rauschen ein
und versuche gut zu sein.

Stell dich mitten in den Wind
glaub an ihn und sei ein Kind.
Lass den Sturm in dich hinein
und versuche gut zu sein.

Stell dich mitten in das Feuer,
glaub an dieses Ungeheuer
in des Herzens rotem Wein
und versuche gut zu sein.

And here's an English translation from Youtube
place yourself in the middle of the rain
believe in the blessing of its drops
spin yourself in its whirring
and try to be good

place yourself in the middle of the wind
believe in it and be a child
let the storm come into you
and try to be good

place yourself in the middle of the fire
believe in its monstrosity
in the red wine of the heart
and try to be good

1 Comment:

Zweifler said...

The song comes from the early 1970s and is by the band Bayon was one of the earliest examples of WorldMusic - folk, jazz, classic, rock - as it had from the very beginning a hard core of one GDR and one Cambodian musician.