Paroles et traduction Pavel Stratan - Copacul vieții

Copacul vieții

Creste, si infloreste,
Si-mbatraneste
Copacul Vietii,
Dar eu stau prin crengi ascuns
Rece, prin mine trece,
Cand vad cum Timpul,
Reteaza cate-o creanga.
Eu ma ridic mai sus...
Poate la jumatate,
Ori mai deasupra,
Ori mai dedesupt ma aflu,
Oricum, sunt fericit!
Dar Timpul,
El, pur si simplu,
Nici nu ma-ntreaba:
Am eu treaba, am dovedit ceva, ori n-am dovedit!
R.:
Se scutura florile, cad frunzele, una cate una.
Dar printre frunze, cu cat mai multe cad,
Cu-atat mai clar se vede luna.
In sus si numa-n sus,
Plus-minus, minus-plus -
Cand altii, cred in astre.
Noi, restul, spunem ca,
Traim azi prima zi,
Din restul Vietii noastre.

The Tree of Life

It grows, and blossoms,
And ages,
The Tree of Life,
But I remain hidden in its branches
Cold, it courses through me,
When I see how Time,
Severs each branch.
I climb higher still...
Perhaps halfway,
Or even higher,
Or maybe I'm down below,
Either way, I'm content!
But Time,
He, quite simply,
Doesn't even ask me:
Am I fulfilled, have I proven myself, or haven't I!
R.:
The flowers fall, the leaves fall, one by one.
But among the leaves, the more that fall,
The clearer the moon becomes.
Up and only up,
Plus-minus, minus-plus -
When others believe in stars.
The rest of us, we say that,
Today we're living the first day,
Of the rest of our lives.