Der Boxer [English translation]

So this is my story

As so many stories go

Of promises and dreams

As easily broken

As promised

And gone with the wind

Yes, this is what happiness is

To be able to forget just for a moment

All the things that lie behind

Hmmmmmmmm

And so I ran away from home

No good-byes, no money

All I carried with me was my hope

In the morning light

The world was my oyster

Yes, this is what happiness is

To feel for once

No way is

Leading back

To be free for once

For just a moment

Leilolei, leiloleileileilei

Leilolei, leiloleileileilei

Lalalalalei

In the city where the grey skies

Are filled with silent tears

Strangers among strangers

But there is a face

Showing me a smile

Yes, this is what happiness is

And not the little kind

To be this alone

For just a moment

Leilaleileilei

At the crossing there's a traffic light

Its lights are glowing red

And I'm at rest

At home the almond tree

Blossoms in pink

A child's dream

And I'm walking

In the squared circle, there's a boxer

And he dreams of winning

And so he's swinging his fists

But he knows very well

In the end he can't help losing

What flowers does the wind carry?

Promises and dreams

Only the boxer stays in the ring

Leilolei, leiloleileileilei

Leilolei, leiloleileileilei

Lalalalalei

• Artist:Hoffmann & Hoffmann
• Album:Himbeereis Zum Frühstück (1994)