Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen [English translation]

I wanted to sing like Orpheus

Who once succeeded

To even make the rocks weep

By his singing

Wild beasts gathered around him

Peacefully

When he plucked the strings

Wind and sea fell silent

My songs sound like wine

And my voice sounds like smoke

My name may not be Orpheus

But I like it all the same

I carry my lyre off

To the pawnshop

When solvent again

I’ll redeem it again

I sing my songs to you

Of Love and Eternity

And out of gratitude

You share my mediocrity

No rock came to me

No sea came to listen

But I won you, and

What more do I want?

No rock came to me

No sea came to listen

But I won you, and

What more do I want?

• Artist:Reinhard Mey
• Album:Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen (1967)