Flieg nicht so hoch, mein kleiner Freund [English translation]

At the big yellow river, there sat a man

You could tell immediately that he was sad

At the tree next to him, sat a bird and it seemed,

this man sang his song only for it.

[Refrain:]

Don't fly too high, my little friend,

the sun burns hot up there

Those who want to fly high, they are in danger

Don't fly too high, my little friend,

believe me, I mean it well with you

nobody will help you then, that I know

because that's how it was with me back then.

Over the river came the night crawling

and the two of them sat at the same spot

and he sang about red sand and the big far away country

and about happiness, that unfortunately he never found.

[Refrain:]

And in the morning stood the old man on the street

and he waved, but the cars drove past

And then, close to tears, he saw a dead bird

and thought that was his friend form the day before.

[Refrain:]

• Artist:Nicole
• Album:Flieg nicht so hoch, mein kleiner Freund (1981)