Fernweh [English translation]

Eyes shut and open,

Eyes shut and open,

The world on a endurance run -

Who can take it longest?

Love now and then,

Love now and then,

Because you can't forsee anything.

Who still needs a home?

I've got a longing for the faraway,

When clouds are passing by,

When I see a star,

The day dies down;

Unbelievable longing for the faraway,

With a touch of melancholia.

When I see a star,

I am yearning,

I am yearning.

Spoon in and out,

Spoon in and out,

Just because you need food,

Along with calories.

Monotony,

Monotony

Is like self-defeating,

And it doesn't get you anywhere.

I've got a longing for the faraway,

When clouds are passing by,

When I see a star,

The day dies down;

Unbelievable longing for the faraway,

With a touch of melancholia.

Before I'll get vacant,

I am yearning,

I am yearning.

Ba da do ri da da

Ba di da ri ri da da ba da

Ba do da ri da di da do

Bo di da ri da di da ba di

Hey!

Longing for the faraway,

When clouds are passing by,

When I see a star,

The day dies down, dies down;

Longing for the faraway,

With a touch of melancholia.

Before I'll get vacant,

I am yearning,

I am yearning.

Longing for the faraway,

For meadows, ice cream, beach, waterfalls.

That cuts me to the quick,

I want to go far away, just away.

Longing for the faraway,

For the monsoon, rains, rapids,

Before I'll crack up here,

Completely pointless,

Completely pointless,

Completely pointless.

• Artist:Herbert Grönemeyer
• Album:Schiffsverkehr (2011)