Und für mein Mädchen [English translation]

And for my girl, I would

If she asked me to

Become honourable, serious and dignified

Be in my best manners

For her love, I'd become

A constable or a soldier

And I'd become a small cog

In the national machine

And a very small capacitor

For my girl, I would

And for her, I'd become all bourgeois

If she asked me to

I'd burn all my songs

And remain silent from that moment on

I would change my life

I would turn into a bigot

I would walk around in flowing garments

And I would read wise words

From the breviary

For my girl, I would

And for my girl, I think so

I'd grow out of my arrogance

And I'd give away my pride

I'd get off my high horse

I'd let myself be guided by her

And I'd be glad if this were my destiny

And I'd be attached to her strings

Devoted and without a will of my own

Like a puppet on a string

For my girl, I would

And for my girl, I guess so

I would set the world on fire

And I'd deceive my friends

And betray my fatherland

I trust her with my life

Hers is my only verdict

I would hand her the scissors

If my life

Hung by a thread

For my girl, I would give it away

• Artist:Reinhard Mey
• Album:Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen (1967)