| What’s the life of a man any more than a leaf
| What's the life of a man any more than a leaf
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| Man has his seasons so why should he grieve
| Man has his seasons so why should he grieve
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| Though all through this life we appear fine and gay
| Though all through this life we appear fine and gay
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| Like a leaf we must wither and soon fade away
| Like a leaf we must wither and soon fade away
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| Ihr Schwestern und Brüder die ihr vor der Zeit
| You sisters and brothers who are ahead of time
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| Zu früh wie mir scheint von uns gegangen seid
| You left us too early it seems to me
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| Manchmal Träume ich von euch als stündet ihr hier
| Sometimes I dream of you as if you were standing here
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| So als sei nichts geschehen lebendig vor mir
| As if nothing had happened alive in front of me
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| Manchem der noch länger geblieben wär
| Some who would have stayed longer
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| Fiel der Abschied vom Leben unsagbar schwer
| Saying goodbye to life was incredibly difficult
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| Schwestern, Brüder wer könnte euch besser verstehen
| Sisters, brothers who could understand you better
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| Als ich, wird es mir einst doch ähnlich ergehen
| As I, I will one day feel the same
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| Manch anderer der uns für immer verließ
| Some others who left us forever
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| Suchte Trost in der Hoffnung auf ein Paradies
| Seeked solace in hope of paradise
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| Im Glauben an einen ihm gnädigen Gott
| In his belief in a God who is gracious to him
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| Vieleicht stirbt der der glaubt einen leichteren Tod
| Perhaps the one who believes will die an easier death
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| Wieviele schon haben für sich ganz allein
| How many already have for themselves all alone
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| In Tagen und Nächten nie endender Pein
| In days and nights of never-ending torment
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| Für niemals begangene Sünden gebüßt
| Atoned for sins never committed
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| Und den Tod als ihren Freund und Erlöser begrüßt
| And welcomed death as her friend and savior
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| Bleibt die Frage die jeder sich irgendwann stellt
| The question that everyone asks at some point remains
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| Sterbe ich einst in Frieden mit mir und der Welt
| I will die one day in peace with myself and the world
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| Oder werde ich kämpfend dem tod widerstehen
| Or will I fight to resist death
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| Anstatt gefasst meinem Ende entgegen zu sehen
| Instead of facing my end calmly
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| What’s the life of a man any more than a leaf
| What's the life of a man any more than a leaf
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| Man has his seasons so why should he grieve
| Man has his seasons so why should he grieve
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| Though all through this life we appear fine and gay
| Though all through this life we appear fine and gay
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| Like a leaf we must wither and soon fade away | Like a leaf we must wither and soon fade away |