Haus am See [English translation]

I was born here and walk through the streets

know every face, every house, every store.

Sometimes I must get away, I know every pidgeon by name.

Thumb out, I wait for a beautiful woman with a fast car.

The sun blinds, everything flies past,

and the world behind me gets slowly smaller.

The world is purely made for me.

I know she's waiting and I go pick her up.

I have the day on my side, I have a tailwind,

a women's choir singing for me on the edge of the street!

I lay back and look deep into the blue,

close my eyes and simply walk forward.

And at the end of the street stands a house on the lake,

Orange tree leaves lay on the path.

I have 20 children; my wife is beautiful.

Everyone comes by, I never need to go out.

I look for new lands with unfamiliar streets,

foreign faces, no one knows my name!

Win everything with marked cards.

Lose everything, God has a tough left hook.

I dig treasures out of snow and sand.

and women rob me of my senses.

Eventually luck will find me

and I will return with both pockets full of gold.

I invite the old birds and relatives

and everyone starts crying for joy,

we grill, the mothers cook, and we drink Schnapps

and party a week every night.

And the moon shines brightly on my house on the lake,

Orange tree leaves lay on the path.

I have 20 children; my wife is beautiful.

Everyone comes by, I never need to go out.

I was born here, I will be buried here,

have deaf ears, a white beard and sit in the yard

my 100 grandchildren play Cricket on the grass

when I think about it so then I can hardly wait.

• Artist:Peter Fox
• Album:Stadtaffe