Ein kleines Dankeschön

You are already asleep and I am still awake in my room
And think about you and me and our lives
I count the bouquets I never brought you
And I promise myself that everything will be different this night

Thank you for every kiss I got from you
For your forgiveness when I wasn't serious about my loyalty
For your comfort when I was at my wit's end
And for ironing countless shirts year after year

And this against the odds
It has still gone well until today

I wanted to say a little thank you
For being there all these days
A little thank you from your husband
Who doesn’t like big words and can therefore only find small ones

Thank you that you are satisfied with the rest
What is left of the great Bel Ami of yesteryear
That you make me believe I'm still your ideal today
And for the sewn-on trouser buttons without number
And for the way out that was still found
When the divorce was already imminent

I wanted to say a little thank you
For being there all these days
A little thank you from your husband
Who doesn’t like big words and can therefore only find small ones

Thank you for being the smarter of us two
If there is another dispute between us to settle
For not letting the children feel everything right away
And tirelessly patch all the holes in our nest
In which I was now at home for so long
And I would like to stay that way for many years

I wanted to say a little thank you
For being there all these days
A little thank you from your husband
Who doesn’t like big words and can therefore only find small ones

A little thank you from your husband
Who doesn’t like big words and can therefore only find small ones