We Fen Soldiers
RomeOriginal · Deutsch♪ Song
Oh, how this time weighs upon usIt says: be stillIt says: wait and work on yourself in the bent position
We live on tea and griefWe who brought this cult to lightWe who only live for themAnd only by their codeWe are entombed aliveIn these poemsWatch us dance on the beachesWatch us die in the sunYou think you understand our painAnd that lives full of fatigueCan sweeten upYou have come to loveOur nameThis dancing spray of flameThis tribute to our godBut we are savage childrenWe are sleepless soldiersWe partners in griefWe have turned to themAs flowers turn to the sunFor they make us disappearIn the darkness of their fire
We do not know each otherWe fen soldiersAnd though we all seek the lightWe fen soldiersYet all our effort shines in vainYet even death shines in vainDoes life not shine for us?We do not deceive each otherWe fen soldiersWe do not betray each otherWe fen soldiersAnd though everything stands stillTo perish in indifferenceWe do not devour each otherLong live freedom!
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Wir Moorsoldaten
Oh, wie diese Zeit auf uns lastet Es heißt still sein Es heißt warten und im Verbogenen an sich selbst arbeiten We live on tea and grief We who brought this cult to light We who only live for them And only by their code We are entombed alive In these poems Watch us dance on the beaches Watch us die in the sun You think you understand our pain And that lives full of fatigue Can sweeten up You have come to love Our name This dancing spray of flame This tribute to our god But we are savage children We are sleepless soldiers We partners in grief We have turned to them As flowers turn to the sun For they make us disappear In the darkness of their fire Wir kennen einander nicht Wir Moorsoldaten Und suchen wir alle auch das Licht Wir Moorsoldaten So leuchtet doch all unsere Müh vergebens So leuchtet auch der Tod vergebens Leuchtet das Leben uns denn nicht? Wir belügen einander nicht Wir Moorsoldaten Wir betrügen einander nicht Wir Moorsoldaten Und bleibt auch Alles stehn Um in Gleichgültigkeit zu vergehen Wir zerfressen einander nicht Es lebe die Freiheit!