Wenn nicht wir, wer dann?
Udo Jürgens
If Not Us, Who Then?
Who takes the first step and who says the first sentence
Who gives compassion its deserved place
Who breaks the silence and who asks first when
If not us then who
My dream is your world your goal is my beginning
You are all my courage when I am your heartbeat
Who shows the whole world that you can love each other
If not us then who
Just a moment
Maybe a laugh long
That would be a start and a first step
Who will preserve the opportunity for us
Who will help us build bridges
We take our strength into tomorrow
Who stops the madness that drives away our happiness
Who keeps the will alive that shows him the claws
Who will continue the journey that once began well
If not us then who
Who sows the first grain from which peace sprouts
Who helps love when it seems to stumble
And who bans hatred for life
If not us then who
Who wants the impossible even against reason
If necessary, all alone with your back against the wall
Who always starts from the beginning
If not us
Who then
