Lyrics and translation Wolfgang Ambros - Es ergibt si nix

Es ergibt si nix

I hob mei Lebtog lang drauf g'woat,
Daß si irgendwos ergibt,
Oba i glaub i hob jetzt eing'seg'n,
Doß ollas bei mir söwa liegt.
Wann ana amoi Glück hod, glaubt a,
Daß a wos geleistet hod;
Erfolgreich sein is Pflicht fia jed'n
Weu olle sitz'n im gleich'n Boot.
Und dann kummt sie, siaß und freindlich,
Schleimig, de Zufried'nheit.
Wos wüst, es geht da doch eh so leiwand -
Vü bessa ois de andan Leit.
Des is so wia a Stamperl Obstla,
Des wärmt und is so angenehm.
Des is so wia a Kirch'npredigt,
So schen fad und so bequem.
Dann hob i wieda Depressionen
Und sitz daham im 10. Hieb,
Und bin nur vü zu feig dazua,
Daß i ma endlich de Kug'l gib.
Dann bin i wieda furchtboa hektisch,
Drah hoibat durch und denk ma "Himmefix,
Es soll si endlich wos ergeb'n!"
Oba es ergibt si nix.
I glaub es gibt nix wos ma tuan kann,
Daß' an imma leiwand geht.
Wann i irgendwos ned z'ambring,
Denk i ma, i kann's hoid ned.
Weu des is besser, ois wann ma si
Wia a Bleda einekniat,
Wann ma si total varennt
Und dabei nur Zeit valiert.
Des Leb'n is eh so kurz
Und draht si wia a Ring'lspüh -
I glaub i hob scho amoi g'sogt,
Daß i nix vasama wü.

Nothing Ever Happens

I've been waiting my whole life
For something to happen,
But I think I've finally realized
That it's all up to me.
When someone has a little luck,
They think they've done something great;
Everybody's supposed to be successful
Because we're all in the same boat.
And then she comes, sweet and friendly,
Slimy, contentment.
What do you know, everything's going just fine -
Much better than the others.
It's like a shot of schnapps,
It warms you up and feels so good.
It's like a sermon at church,
So wonderfully boring and so comfortable.
Then I get depressed again
And sit at home in the 10th district,
And am just too much of a coward
To finally shoot myself.
Then I get frantic again,
Rush around like a madman and think, "For heaven's sake,
Something finally has to happen!"
But nothing ever does,
I don't think there's anything we can do
To make everything always go well.
When I can't do something,
I think to myself, I just can't do it.
Because that's better than when you
Make a fool of yourself,
When you get completely carried away
And just waste your time in the process.
Life is so short anyway
And goes by like a carousel -
I think I said once before
That I don't want to miss a thing.