Ich weiß nicht, was ich will deutsche Übersetzung
von Wise Guys

I would rather be at a party
in an extravagant palace
than be under arrest overnight
in solitary confinement.
I would rather be a tourist
in the Bahamas in August
than be a lonely Stalinist
deep in Siberia, full of frost.

These are things that I know,
and the choice wouldn't be too hard.
But the thing with deciding
isn't always so simple for me:
Coffee or tea?
Green (party) or SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany)?
Tortellini or pizza?
To Majorca? To Ibiza?


I don't know what I want
I can never decide
I try to avoid deciding whenever possible.
I don't know what I want.
I only know: I suffer.
If I can choose between two things,
do I want neither or both?

I would rather be very popular
and pursued and greatly admired,
than cast out and ignored,
and all in all careworn.
I would rather be filthy rich
and healthy and super smart
than be poor as dirt and sickly
and stupid and always drunk.

These are things that I know,
and the choice wouldn't be too hard.
But the thing with deciding
isn't always so simple for me:
Game night? Go dancing?
Sleep in? Get up early?
Adventure vacation? Be lazy on the beach?
Big city light? In the country?

I don't know what I want...


I don't know myself
why I can never decide.
But I do have one idea:
I believe I'm a woman!