Es kann der Frömmste nicht in Frieden leben [English translation]

I'm lying in the sun, daydreaming

Happy and alone

I'm taking the liberty of living the way I like

Happy and alone

Then suddenly a moving van stops right outside my neighbor's house

And the perfect girl gets off it

The very meekest cannot rest in quiet1

If he takes a liking to his gorgeous neighbor

And destiny trips him in front of his own door

With such pretty legs2

The very meekest cannot rest in quiet

If heaven won't give him a pass

I'm tempted to give in to temptation

For sin itself is living next door

As soon as I'm stepping out into the street, I meet her outside the front door

Incredibly beautiful

At the checkout in the retail store she's standing right in front of me

Incredibly beautiful

I'm dreaming of her eyes and can't sleep all night

If she doesn't move out today, I'm gonna yield

The very meekest cannot rest in quiet

If he takes a liking to his gorgeous neighbor

And destiny trips him in front of his own door

With such pretty legs

The very meekest cannot rest in quiet

If heaven won't give him a pass

I'm tempted to give in to temptation

For sin itself is living next door

But why would a man have to rest in quiet

If love itself is living next door?

1. A pun based on a quote off Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell" where it says "Es kann der Frömmste nicht in Frieden leben, wenn es dem bösen Nachbarn nicht gefällt"; usually translated as "The very meekest cannot rest in quiet unless it suits with his ill neighbor's humor". A modern translation is "Even the most pious man cannot live in peace [if his evil neighbor disapproves]".2. Another pun. "Ein Bein stellen" is an idiom meaning "to trip someone" but literally means "to place a leg in front of someone".

• Artist:Roland Kaiser