Translation of the song lyrics Alt und jung - Wolfgang Ambros, Georg Danzer, Gert Steinbäcker

Alt und jung (original)

A jeder glaubt von Zeit zu Zeit
es rennt eam was davon,
wa net, da si’in Wirklichkeit
nur wenig wirklich lohnt.
Guat drauf sei muat a ohne G’walt,
net immer nur am Sprung,
dafr war i frher z’alt
und heut’bin i zu jung.
Alles, was dir no net g’hrt,
und des is ziemlich v,
hat vielleicht kan’echten Wert,
wer was scho, was er w.
Ma soll des Leb’n net erpressen,
nur weil ma’s net versteht.
Wann’s d’alt bist, hast des scho vergess’n,
wann’s d’jung bist, wat es net.
Jeden Tag passiert so v,
was du net ganz vastehst
und du hast vielleicht des G’fhl,
da d’in die falsche Richtung gehst.
Brauchst ka Angst hab’n, brauchst net rearn
brauchst net all’s vasteh'.
Wanns d’alt bist, wird’s di nimma str’n,
wanns d’jung bist, tut’s nua weh.
Glaub net, da du was B’sonders bist,
dann wirst’d was B’sonders sein.
Glaub net afoch jeden Mist,
den s’heite aueschrei’n.
La net zua, da irgendwer
ber di bestimmt.
Wann du alt bist, is des nimma schwer,
wanns d’jung bist, lernst des g’schwind.
Du glaubst, du hast es in da Hand.
kann sei, da des net stimmt.
Glauben is wie Wstensand,
der in der Hand zerrinnt.
Glaub’n reicht net, du muat wiss’n
wissen, wer du bist.
dann, dann kannst das Leb’n genieen
egal, wie alt du bist.
Egal, wie alt du bist.

(translation)

A everyone believes from time to time
something is running away
wa net, da si'in reality
very little is really worth it.
Well on it be muat a without violence,
not always just at the jump,
I used to be old for that
and today I'm too young.
Everything that doesn't belong to you
and that's pretty v,
may have real value
who what scho, what he w.
Ma shouldn't blackmail life,
just because you don't understand.
When you're old, you already forgot,
when you're young, what's not.
Every day something like this happens
what you don't quite understand
and you may have the feeling
because you're going in the wrong direction.
You don't need to be afraid, you don't need to rearn
don't need to know everything.
When you're old, you'll never have trouble,
when you're young, it hurts now.
Don't think that you're something B'special
then you will be something special.
Don't believe any rubbish,
which they say yell out.
La net zua, there someone
About you.
When you're old, it's never hard
when you're young, you learn quickly.
You think you got it.
maybe that's not true.
Faith is like desert sand
that melts in your hand.
Don't think it's enough, you must know
know who you are.
then, then you can enjoy life
no matter how old you are.
No matter how old you are.