80 Millionen (aus "Sing meinen Song, Vol. 7") English translation
von MoTrip

Where I come from, ten thousand candles are burning
Because the skyline has caught fire
We all carry longing in our hearts
And have been dreaming of starting anew for so long

Scorched earth in the rain, we do not bloom
Our gaze into the stars deepens
Not much is left of our homeland
We set off when the distance called to us

Come so far and seen so much
So much has happened that we don't understand
Climbed mountains to stand here today
Swam across seas to escape war
Crossed borders, marched through tears
But I found my identity here
Lost everything in the night when we fled
And then found myself here as one of 80 million


Ah, we let ourselves be carried by the wind
Set off without asking where to go
Didn't ask about the dangers
Because staying in this situation made no sense

That's how we came here and the years went by
I think of days gone by and am
So incredibly grateful to my neighbors from back then
Because they welcomed us with open arms

Wobbly steps, I was still a child
Started with spelling and reading
Read words in German and Arabic, blurring together
And then learned to speak the languages fluently

We searched and only found our blessing here
In our country there was war and because of that
Dad looked death in the eye
And thus made it possible for us to live in peace

Fate took me by the hand
And in the end, allowed me to cope with the journey
Today I live in a safe country
And I think of those who unfortunately didn't make it.

Not everyone finds a new home when they leave their homeland.
The belief in better times makes me write these lines, ah.


Come so far and seen so much
So much has happened that we don't understand
Climbed mountains to stand here today
Swam across seas to escape war
Crossed borders, marched through tears
But I found my identity here
Lost everything in the night when we fled
And then found myself here as one of 80 million

When we meet out there
Then we light up like comets
When we meet out there
Then we shine, we shine

Come so far and seen so much
So much has happened that we don't understand
Climbed mountains to stand here today
Swam across seas to escape war
Crossed borders, marched through tears
But I found my identity here
Lost everything in the night when we fled
And then found myself here as one of 80 million

Thank you very much.