Alt und jung - Wolfgang Ambros , Georg Danzer , Gert Steinbäcker , Kurt Ostbahn Übersetzung ins Englische

Alt und jung

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 muaßt a ohne G'walt,
Net immer nur am Sprung,
Dafür war i früher z'alt
Und heut' bin i zu jung.
Alles, was dir no net g'hört,
Und des is ziemlich vü,
Hat vielleicht kan' echten Wert,
Wer was scho, was er wü.
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, waßt es net.
Jeden Tag passiert so vü,
Was du net ganz vastehst
Und du hast vielleicht des G'fühl,
Daß 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 stör'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 außeschrei'n.
Laß net zua, daß irgendwer
über 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, daß des net stimmt.
Glauben is wie Wüstensand,
Der in der Hand zerrinnt.
Glaub'n reicht net, du muaßt wiss'n
Wissen, wer du bist.
Dann, dann kannst das Leb'n genießen
Egal, wie alt du bist.
Egal, wie alt du bist.

Old and Young

Every now and then, everyone thinks
That time is running away from them,
But really, in truth
There's only a little that's really worthwhile.
You have to be happy without force,
Not always on the go,
For that I used to be too old
And today I'm too young.
Everything that doesn't belong to you yet,
And that's quite a lot,
Perhaps has no real value,
Who already knows what they want.
One shouldn't extort life,
Just because one doesn't understand it.
When you're old, you'll have forgotten about it,
When you're young, you don't know it.
Every day so much happens
That you don't fully understand
And you might have the feeling,
That you're going in the wrong direction.
You don't have to be afraid, you don't have to worry
You don't have to understand everything.
When you're old, it won't bother you anymore,
When you're young, it just hurts.
Don't think you're something special,
Then you'll become something special.
Don't just believe any nonsense,
That they're shouting out today.
Don't let anyone
Decide over you.
When you're old, that will be easy,
When you're young, you learn that quickly.
You believe you have it in your hands.
Perhaps that's not true.
Belief is like desert sand,
That runs through your fingers.
Belief is not enough, you have to know
Know who you are.
Then, then you can enjoy life
No matter how old you are.
No matter how old you are.