Tabaluga (Song) English translation
von Peter Maffay

As a young dragon I want to do things that the old ones don't do
I like spittin' fire, scratch myself on treetrunks
Yeah and hissing I do quite well too
What my father says, is fine and well
But little dragons usually want to go their own new ways

As young dragon I want to do things that the old ones get fed up with
Fly around the corners, burn bright the embers
And clouds I hunt all the time
What my father says, is fine and well
But little dragons usually want to go their own new ways


He says "Do this not, do that not
Now it's gettin' too much,
when old dragons are talking
listen and shut up!"
So what?

As a young dragon I want to do things that the old ones don't do
I like spittin' fire, scratch myself on treetrunks
Yeah and hissing I do quite well too
What my father says, is fine and well
But little dragons usually want to go their own new ways

(Artistic license has been taken to adjust the phrasing to the meter of the song. For a literal translation, use a translator.)