Vida (MTV Unplugged) [feat. Gregory Porter] English translation
von Max Herre

You came into this world
As the daughter of life longing for itself
Vida, a life and my child
And life makes sense only because you're alive


Life doesn't ask "Is this world good enough?"
And I came at the right time because I always look to the future
And so it takes off, so proud and so confident
Facing each new day with a swollen chest
Even then it doesn't ask, life demands
The love of those to whom she owes it
And who would we be to deny life that?
And to weigh down the world that is hers with our burden
It's said that a tree's power lies in its roots
And to not love life means to cut back the shoots
So people say too that love is like a bird
Try to lock her up and she'll never come back
But if you give her freedom she'll never come back
And on the wings of time she swings up to the light
'Cause the way the moon only reflects the light of the sun
So life only reflects the light in our life

With these wings you can fly
I know you gonna need them to get by
Everything will be alright
Let these dreams be your guide
All your life

You came into this world
As the daughter of life longing for itself
Vida, a life and my child
And life makes sense only because you're alive


We only have the one, live it to the fullest
Dream the biggest dreams, only these will suffice
Only the sky is the limit, fly and reach for the stars
You can become anything, still have all the time to learn it
See, you can talk now, little characters
Soon you'll be old enough and will understand what I'm saying
It's your way, but I'll remain your companion
Have courage in your soul, live the freedom of the earth
Vida, life only knows today
Yesterday will be forgotten and tomorrow is dreams
And still every life is a promise of the future
And only through our love for it she speaks to us

With these wings you can fly
I know you gonna need them to get by
Everything will be alright
Let these dreams be your guide

Sometimes you may wonder why
I can't always be by your side
But when the road gets rough, times get tough
Got my love all your life

You came into this world
As the daughter of life longing for itself
Vida, a life and my child
And life makes sense only because you're alive

With these wings you can fly
I know you gonna need them to get by
Everything will be alright
Let these dreams be your guide
All your life

With these wings you can fly
I know you gonna need them to get by
Everything will be alright
Let these dreams be your guide
All your life
All your life

Go ahead and dream
It's alright to dream

All your life