Lyrics of Trauerweide Teil I - Waldgeflüster

Trauerweide Teil I (original)

Rotes Gold ergießt sich auf karges Land
Gealterte Wurzeln, verrottetes Laub
Aus der Ferne rief ein Wandrer
Suchte vergebens nach einem schicksalsarmen Weg
Eine Trauerweide stand einsam
Als eine kalte Sonne sich in den schwülen Morgen krallte
Und als der Sommer kalten Nächten weichen musste
Und der Wandrer noch immer vergebens suchte
Legte er sich zu ihren blanken Wurzeln
Während ein grauer Himmel warme Tränen
Über all die Jahre weinte
Eine Trauerweide stand einsam
In den Abendstunden als der Herbstregen kam
English translation by Chaedrist:
Crimson gold pours on barren land
Aged roots, rotten leaves
A wayfarer called from afar
Searched in vain for a path with less fate
A weeping willow stood alone
As a cold sun gripped its claws into the sweltry morning
And as summer had to yield to cold nights
And the wayfarer still searched in vain
He lay down to its bare roots
While a gray sky shed warm tears
Over all these years
A weeping willow stood alone
In the evening hours as the autumn rain came

(translation)

Red gold pours out on barren land
Aged roots, rotted foliage
A wanderer called from afar
Searched in vain for a destiny-poor path
A weeping willow stood lonely
As a cold sun clawed at the muggy morning
And when summer gave way to cold nights
And the wanderer still searched in vain
He lay down to her bare roots
While a gray sky warm tears
Cried over the years
A weeping willow stood lonely
In the evening hours when the autumn rain came
German translation by Chaedrist:
Crimson gold pours on ingot land
Aged roots, rotten leaves
A wayfarer called from afar
Searched in vain for a path with less fate
A weeping willow stood alone
As a cold sun gripped its claws into the sweltry morning
And as summer had to yield to cold nights
And the wayfarer still searched in vain
He lay down to its bare roots
While a gray sky shed warm tears
Over all these years
A weeping willow stood alone
In the evening hours as the autumn rain came