[Ich brauch'] Tapetenwechsel [English translation]

"I need a change of scenery" – that's what the birch tree said

And it took to the road at dusk

"I need a breath of fresh air around my crown"

"I don't want to stand there like a soldier anymore"

"In your grove, looking at the same meadow"

"With the sun to my left in the morning and to my right in the evening"

"I need a change of scenery" – that's what the birch tree said

And it took to the road at dusk

A bus missed it by twenty centimetres

And at the airport, it was seriously in danger

Two boarhounds chased it at branch's length

And shortly after midnight it ran into a couple of beech trees

"I need a change of scenery" – that's what the birch tree said

And it took to the road at dusk

One of them said: "You've got no right to be here"

"One of your kind hasn't even got a nest"

It turned yellow out of anger and because it was autumn already

Over time, feelings of despair started seeping into its branches

"I need a change of scenery" – that's what the birch tree said

And it took to the road at dusk

The forester's axe hit it at dawn

Right at the gate, while the express train was approaching

And when it had become a dresser, it was still thinking:

"The times back in the birch tree grove were oh so beautiful"

"I need a change of scenery" – that's what the birch tree said

And it took to the road at dusk

• Artist:Hildegard Knef
• Album:KNEF