| Eine Musik so schön und blau wie ihre Augen
| A music as beautiful and blue as her eyes
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| Voller Schmerz in seinem Glauben
| Full of pain in his faith
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| Kam von diesem kleinen Zimmer
| Came from this little room
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| Sein Ein und Alles, seine Flucht vor der Realität
| His be-all and end-all, his escape from reality
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| Er spielte und hörte zu
| He played and listened
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| Und Verstand kam besser von seiner Hand
| And wisdom came better from his hand
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| Seine Gefühle in drei Minuten
| His feelings in three minutes
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| Gab ihr Einsicht in sein Leben
| Gave her insight into his life
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| In seinem Leben brauchte er nur zwei Sachen
| In his life he only needed two things
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| Sie und sein Gitarre
| She and his guitar
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| Aber dazu war er nicht stark genug um zu tragen
| But he wasn't strong enough to carry it
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| Ein Fluss voller Freuden und Klagen
| A river of joys and laments
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| Dann verlass Sie das Zimmer des Lebens und er war allein
| Then she left the room of life and he was alone
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| Er rufte nach ihr
| He called her
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| Seine Stimme schallte in dem leeren Zimmer
| His voice echoed in the empty room
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| Und er war allein
| And he was alone
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| Nur er und seine Gitarre ohne Saiten
| Just him and his guitar with no strings
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| Und die Musik war still…
| And the music was silent...
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| Seine Gedanken waren so froh wenn er spielte
| His mind was so happy when he played
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| So schön und bunt
| So beautiful and colourful
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| Nichts in der Welt konnte ihn erregen
| Nothing in the world could arouse him
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| Er war perfekt wie die anderen
| He was perfect like the others
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| Die Musik war ein Ausweg, eine Medizin für seine Krankheit
| The music was a way out, a medicine for his illness
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| Er hatte alles unter Kontrolle, alles war in Ordnung
| He had everything under control, everything was fine
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| Tag ein, tag aus, dankte er Gott für seine Hände
| Day in, day out, he thanked God for his hands
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| Die Musik war sein Verstand
| The music was his mind
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| Er spielte lauter und lauter
| He played louder and louder
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| Aber Zeit war nicht auf seiner Seite
| But time was not on his side
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| Kaum konnte er seine Finger merken, aber er konnte sie fühlen
| He could hardly remember his fingers, but he could feel them
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| Es wurde sehr leise
| It became very quiet
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| Und die Musik war still…
| And the music was silent...
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| Still (my translation)
| Still (my translation)
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| A music as beautiful and blue as her eyes
| A music as beautiful and blue as her eyes
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| Full of pain in his beliefs
| Full of pain in his beliefs
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| Came from this small room
| Came from this small room
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| That meant the world to him, being his escape from reality
| That meant the world to him, being his escape from reality
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| He played and listened
| He played and listened
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| His mind spoke better through his hands
| His mind spoke better through his hands
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| His feelings in three minutes
| His feelings in three minutes
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| Gave her insight to his life
| Give her insight to his life
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| In his life he needed two things only
| In his life he needed two things only
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| Her and his guitar
| Her and his guitar
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| But that he wasn’t strong enough to carry
| But that he wasn't strong enough to carry
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| A river of joy and grief
| A river of joy and grief
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| Then she left the room of life and he was alone
| Then she left the room of life and he was alone
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| He cried for her
| He cried for her
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| His voice echoed in that empty room
| His voice echoed in that empty room
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| And he was alone
| And he was alone
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| Just him and his guitar without strings
| Just him and his guitar without strings
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| And the music was silent…
| And the music was silent…
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| His thoughts were so bright when he played
| His thoughts were so bright when he played
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| So pretty and colorful
| So pretty and colourful
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| Nothing in the world could provoke him
| Nothing in the world could provoke him
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| He was perfect as anyone else
| He was perfect as anyone else
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| Music was his resort, a medicine for his disease
| Music was his resort, a medicine for his disease
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| He had everything under control, everything was fine
| He had everything under control, everything was fine
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| Day in, day out he thanked God for his hands
| Day in, day out he thanked God for his hands
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| Music was his sanity
| Music was his sanity
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| He played louder and louder
| He played louder and louder
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| But time wasn’t on his side
| But time wasn't on his side
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| He could hardly sense his fingers, but he could feel them
| He could hardly sense his fingers, but he could feel them
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| It got very quiet
| It got very quiet
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| And the music was silent… | And the music was silent… |