Was Passierte In Den Jahren? deutsche Übersetzung
von Wecker & Wader

The following song was once sung by Hannes too
and now i want to sing it for him, i want to dedicate it to him.
The cause i´m here today, is my love to Hannes songs, since he sings and i know them
He performed marvellous songs;
and this birthday also means, that there became a person 60 years,
60 years in straightness.
And the song says:
Come on, lets go with tide and with the waves transform our fear into new courage;
and Hannes transfomend our fear again and aigain into new courage,
what happened in all those years?


How tired you are
this flood continues to throw
you onto an unknown shore
and since long times you are missing courage
to face new coast.
Youre tired, entrench yourself,
youre dertermined for all time
not to be homeless.
And then thats called adult
or just realist,
many words to reshape that
one has become spineless.

What happened in all those years,
where to did you give them away?
Most of the time at the counter you
steered the fate of the world,
and it didn´t fall off its hinges,
at most you fell down sometimes.
And for those you have once fought
you now make your back.

You too like all the others wanted
a worldview to stand firmly in,
instead of going through the fears
you practice to overlook them.
Only sometimes for a few seconds
youre chasing your doubt,
but out of concern for the wounds
you stay in the vague.


And then you still meet the combatants
from the good old times,
dressy guys with buxom women
and everyone is smiling wide.

What happened in all those years,
where to did you give them away?
Most of the time at the counter you
steered the fate of the world,
and it didn´t fall off its hinges,
at most you fell down sometimes.
And for those you have once fought
you now make your back.

And i ask myself, if i´m really
that different from you;
thoug i dress my doubt
in poems from time to time
that provides some quiet hours
but, actually nothing happened.
Oh, there are so many wiles
to commit yourself;
but, something must now happen
too much time is spent
and from the petrified
worlds fate is ruled
and that falls off its hinges soon.
Come on, let´s go with tide
and with the waves transform our fear
to new courage.