| Was ich sah auf meiner Reise,
| What I saw on my journey
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| Scheint zu wahr es zu erzähln,
| Seems too true to tell
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| Drum versuch ich auf meine Weise,
| That's why I try in my own way
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| Euch mit mir dort hinzunehmn.
| take you there with me
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| Wie ich einst auf dunklen Pfaden,
| As I once on dark paths,
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| Weit von hier in Nordens Land,
| Far from here in north country,
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| Sah was mir den Atem raubte,
| saw what took my breath away
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| Was ich bis da nicht gekannt.
| What I didn't know until then.
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| Blut im Auge
| Blood in the eye
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| Auf wunde Knie
| On sore knees
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| So sank ich nieder
| So I sank down
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| So fand ich sie
| That's how I found her
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| So beschloss ich dort zu bleiben.
| So I decided to stay there.
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| Was ich sah ließ? | What did I see? |
| mich nicht mehr los,
| can't get rid of me
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| Zu entdecken ihr Geheimnis,
| to discover her secret,
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| War die Nacht für mich verlohr’n.
| Was the night lost for me.
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| Tag um Tag in grauem Regen,
| day after day in gray rain,
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| Suchte ich den Blick noch mal,
| I looked again
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| War verfallen jenem Zauber,
| Was addicted to that magic
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| Den ich bisher nicht erahnt.
| Which I hadn't guessed before.
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| Blut im Auge
| Blood in the eye
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| Auf wunde Knie
| On sore knees
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| Sank ich nieder
| I fell down
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| So fand ich sie
| That's how I found her
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| Lies zurück der Städte Tore,
| read back the city gates,
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| Zog hinauf in eisige Hö'n
| Moved up into icy heights
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| Sturmgewitter, Donners Peitschen
| Storm thunderstorms, thunder's whips
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| Suchten mich zu Grund zu gehn
| Searched for me to go to ground
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| Blickte in des Wassers Fälle,
| looked into the falls of the water,
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| Hinter Sträucher, Birkenhain
| Behind bushes, birch grove
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| Unruhig Blicke, grau die Wogen,
| Restless looks, gray the waves,
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| Wo mag sie geblieben sein?
| Where may she have gone?
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| Schlaflos, rastlos such ich…
| Sleepless, restless I search...
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| Lautlos, raunend, hört sie mich nicht…
| Silently, murmuring, she doesn't hear me...
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| Über Felsen, Berg und Heide,
| Over rock, mountain and heath,
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| Dickicht, Dornen, Dunkelheit,
| thickets, thorns, darkness,
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| Such ich sie bei Nacht, die Weiße,
| I look for her at night, the white one,
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| Such den gleißend' Himmelsschein…
| Look for the glistening skylight...
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| What I saw on my journey
| What I saw on my journey
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| Seems too true to tell about
| Seems too true to tell about
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| Therefore I’ll try my way
| Therefore I'll try my way
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| To take you there with me
| To take you there with me
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| When I once on dark paths
| When I once on dark paths
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| Far from here in northern land
| Far from here in northern land
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| Saw, what stole my breath,
| Saw, what stole my breath,
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| What I never knew before
| What I never knew before
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| Blood in the eye
| Blood in the eye
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| On wounded knees
| On wounded knees
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| I fell down
| I fell down
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| I saw her
| I saw her
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| So I decided to stay there
| So I decided to stay there
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| What I saw kept my mind
| What I saw kept my mind
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| To discover her secret
| To discover her secret
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| The night was lost for me
| The night was lost for me
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| Day by day in grey rain
| Day by day in gray rain
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| I searched the view again
| I searched the view again
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| Was addicted to this magic
| Was addicted to this magic
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| I’ve seen before
| I've seen before
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| Blood in the eye
| Blood in the eye
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| On wounded knees
| On wounded knees
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| I fell down
| I fell down
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| I saw her
| I saw her
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| Left behind the gates of town
| Left behind the gates of town
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| Climbed up into icy height
| Climbed up into icy height
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| Storms and thunderflashes
| Storms and thunder flashes
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| Tried to put me down
| Tried to put me down
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| Saw into waterfalls
| Saw into waterfalls
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| Behind bushes, birches
| Behind bushes, birches
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| Restless views, grey waves
| Restless views, gray waves
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| Where may she be?
| Where may she be?
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| Sleepless, restless I search…
| Sleepless, restless I search…
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| Soundless, noise, she doesn’t hear me…
| Soundless, noise, she doesn't hear me...
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| Over rocks, mountains, moorland,
| Over rocks, mountains, moorland,
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| Bushes, thorns, darkness,
| Bushes, thorns, darkness,
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| I search for her by night,
| I search for her by night,
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| Search the glowing heaven light… | Search the glowing heaven light… |