Nach All' Den Jahren

Like sailing ships that raise anchor
Memories go through my mind
And fairytale do-you-remember stories
Accompany my where from to where to

I think of you, friends of my youth
To parents brothers neighbors next door
I think of need and virtue
Which I cannot separate

I think of scenes that take place yesterday
To love that I only dreamed of
Longing for goals that are too high
Of happiness that did not die in fulfillment

I think of every fall into the abyss
To every rush of depth in high flight
I still breathe the scent of every rose
That ever took root in my heart

I think of those who live differently
To my children who are grown up
To those who stayed on my path
Not caught by my tailwind

To all who were indispensable to me
And are and remain after all these years

I think of you musicians and poets
Heinz Walter Willy Bob whatever your name is
To a hundred thousand audience faces
With love that still tears my heart today

Oh, yes, I also have to think about love
Who played many games with me
I let her give me gifts all too easily
Although I certainly owed a lot

Some calls fall on deaf ears
Even a reunion with you doesn't work
I have lost you from my sight
But I never lost you from my mind

I'm thinking of you, friends of my life
Wherever you are, you are a part of me
The devil takes it and the gods give it
Memory inspires my piano

I think of miracles that are only now revealing themselves
After all these years after all these years