Traum vom Tod II English translation
von Subway to Sally

Last night I dreamed of Death
He stood upon every road
He waved and called out to me so loud
He said my life was forfeit
That I should lie beside him
An early grave had long been built for me
An early grave had long been built for me

I fled as far as the land could bear me
As far as the birds can fly
Yet at my side I felt the presence of Death


His shadow followed in my tracks
I saw him lying next to me
And his hands were bloody red
And his hands were bloody red

Then I knew—the wind still blows, and rain falls down from heaven
Even when no rooster crows for me anymore

Since I have long been forgotten
No songs are sung for me
Only weeds grow green and bloom in every field
Only weeds grow green and bloom in every field

Last night I dreamed of Death
There is no eternal life
For man, for beast, for blade of grass, for bush and tree
That was my dream