Für Mich Soll's Rote Rosen Regnen English translation
von Hildegard Knef

At 16, I said quietly
I want to be big, I want to win
I want to be happy, never lie
At 16, I said quietly
I want everything or nothing

For me, red roses should rain
All the wonders should meet me
The world should transform itself
And keep its worries to itself

And later, I still said
I want to understand, see a lot, experience, preserve
And later, I still said: I want
Not to be alone and yet be free


For me, red roses should rain
All the wonders should meet me
Happiness should behave gently
It should manage my destiny with love

And today, I say quietly
I should conform, be content
I can't conform
Can't be content
Still want to win
Want everything or nothing

For me, red roses should rain
Entirely new wonders should meet me
Unfold anew far from the old
Fulfill most of what is expected
I want, I want