Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen English translation
von Mey, Wader, Wecker

I wished I could sing like Orpheus
Who once succeeded
In making rocks even weep
By his singing

Wild animals gathered around in peace
While he was touching the strings
The wind and the ocean kept silence

My songs, they sound like wine
And my voice is kind of smokey
Never mind that my name isn't Orpheus
I like my name, too


My lyra, I take it away
And bring it to the pawnbroker
When I'll be on cash again
I`ll take out the pawn again

I'm singing my songs for you
About love and eternity
And in return you share with me
My mediocity

No rock has ever come to me
In order to listen to me, no ocean
But I have gained you
What else could I want?