Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen [English translation]

At sixteen I said quietly:

"I do!"

"I want to be big, I want to win,

I'll be happy, I'll never lie!"

When I was sixteen I said quietly

"I will!"

"I want everything - or nothing!"

For me it should rain red roses

I should encounter all the wonders

The world was going to change

And keep its troubles to itself

And later I'd say

"I want to: Understand, see much,

To know, to keep."

And later still I said:

"I wish not to be alone

And yet be free."

I want red roses to rain

I want to see all the wonders

I want happiness to be gentle

It should manage my destiny with love

And today I say silently

"I shall: Submit, be content -

I cannot submit,

Can't be content,

Still want to win,

Want all - or nothing!"

For me it should rain red roses

I should meet a whole new wonder

Far from the old, unfold anew

Of what awaits, hold most.

I will!

I will!

• Artist:Hildegard Knef
• Album:Single (1968)