Abschied English translation
von Reinhard Mey

The time to part has come
I believe I'll never resign myself to it
Though I've been expecting it for so long
I've never said goodbye
Without feeling torn apart
And once again I wish that time would stand still

But life is like a rushing river
That carries me away, that never stops
And when I reach a shore
I only realize in the end
That I have to keep moving on


Yes, I know the hours we had
Were only lent to us for a short while
We met like ships on the sea
That greet each other as they pass by
And then continue on their way
Yet leaving you now is unbearably hard for me

But life is like a rushing river
That carries me away, that never stops
And when I reach a shore
I only realize in the end
That I have to keep moving on

Your name will accompany me
Your voice, your face
Your smile is etched deeply in my memory
It warms me in dark times
And it shines like a light
On the roads when the cold wind strikes against me


But life is like a rushing river
That carries me away, that never stops
And when I reach a shore
I only realize in the end
That I have to keep moving on
That I have to keep moving on