Wie vor Jahr und Tag [English translation]

After all those years you're still loved by me

Perhaps wiser yet and more consciously

And each day spent without you by my side

Is still meaningless, time that's lost and died

After all those years I can still proclaim

That happiness spells your very name

The only thing that might have changed, my dear, is:

I love you more after all those years.

With how much hope our journey had begun

So many expectations on our new found path ahead

We have since walked a many steps upon

And still to me the path seems undiscovered yet

I have long ceased to count the years behind

The fingers on my hand are not enough to hold their place

And yet to look at you still soothes my mind

There's nothing more endearing than your lovely face

After all those years...

A thousand times and more I've tried to learn you

To read you like a textbook, what a silly fool I've been

Each chapter added weight to my confusion

I see through you now less that I have ever seen

A thousand times I've tried to cast predictions

How you would handle life, the world, the universe and more

I'd forecast your responses with conviction

And realise I'm none the wiser than before

After all those years...

Laughter and tears have permeated our journey

Which passed so quick and effortless now you are by my side

I'm blessed with an array of precious moments

To say I've shared the best with you brings joy and pride

Not one remembrance would I wish away

There's just one consolation for those moments being gone

Much greater is my love than yesterday

But lesser than it will be in the time to come

After all those years...

• Artist:Reinhard Mey
• Album:Wie vor Jahr und Tag (1974)