Wozu sind Kriege da! English translation
von Udo Lindenberg

WHAT ARE WARS FOR?
Nobody wants to die, that's for sure
Then what are wars for?
Mr President, you're one of these gentlemen
You should really know about it
Won't you please explain it to me?
No mother wants to lose her children
And no wife her husband.
So why must soldiers start to march
To murder people - explain that to me
What are wars for?


Mr. President, I am ten years old now
And I'm afraid in this forest of nuclear missiles.
Tell me the truth, tell me now
Why do you put my life at risk?
And the lives of all others - just tell me why
They load their guns and kill one another
They stand face to face although could be friends
But before they get to know each other
They shoot each other to death
I think that is so crazy
Why should it be like that?

Did you ever ask these billions of people worldwide
Whether they like it that way?
Or is it also all about money?
A lot of money for the few bigwigs,
Who build and sell tanks and missiles
And then buy gold and diamonds
For their elegant wives
Or is it also about a certain religious twist
Where people can't agree
Which God is the true one?

Or what other reasons are there
Which I consider just as dumb
Well, maybe I cannot understand yet
Why wars are necessary
Possibly I'm too young to understand
After all, I'm still a child