| Viel zu heiß, die Stadt lag still
| Far too hot, the city lay still
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| Die Zeit formte Stunden aus Blei
| Time formed hours of lead
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| Die Kirchentür nur angelehnt
| The church door ajar
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| Ich schlüpfte hindurch
| I slipped through
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| Bunte Dämmerung umgab mich
| Colorful twilight surrounded me
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| Ich spürte sofort, ich war nicht allein
| I felt immediately that I was not alone
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| Es war zu spät, um wegzugehn
| It was too late to go away
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| Er hatte mich längst gesehn
| He had seen me a long time ago
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| Die Sakristei war seine Burg
| The sacristy was his castle
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| Und er begann, hohe Minne zu singen
| And he began to sing high love
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| Das Abendrot streute die Rosen dazu
| The sunset sprinkled the roses
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| Sein Haar roch nach Heu
| His hair smelled of hay
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| Etwas Mandel dabei
| Some almonds
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| Die Augen so tief wie zwei Seen
| The eyes as deep as two lakes
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| Er hüllte mich ein
| He enveloped me
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| In sein Lachen voll Wein
| Into his laughter full of wine
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| In Schwüre, die sofort verwehn
| In oaths that vanish immediately
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| Das Hauptportal war längst versperrt
| The main portal had long been locked
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| Die Heiligenbilder sahen zu
| The saints watched
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| Die Kirchenbank war viel zu schmal
| The pew was way too narrow
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| Und doch breit genug
| And yet wide enough
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| Um den Nächsten zu lieben
| To love your neighbor
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| Der Nachthimmel streute Juwelen dazu
| The night sky sprinkled jewels on it
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| Sein Haar roch nach Heu
| His hair smelled of hay
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| Etwas Mandel dabei
| Some almonds
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| Die Augen so tief wie zwei Seen
| The eyes as deep as two lakes
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| Er hüllte mich ein
| He enveloped me
|
| In sein Lachen voll Wein
| Into his laughter full of wine
|
| In Schwüre, die sofort verwehn
| In oaths that vanish immediately
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| Sein Haar roch nach Heu
| His hair smelled of hay
|
| Etwas Mandel dabei
| Some almonds
|
| Die Augen so tief wie zwei Seen
| The eyes as deep as two lakes
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| Er hüllte mich ein
| He enveloped me
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| In sein Lachen voll Wein
| Into his laughter full of wine
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| In Schwüre, die sofort verwehn | In oaths that vanish immediately |