This is a translation of a song entitled "Wie Weit", by Apocalyptica/sung by Marta Jandova. I'll put the German original after it.
"How Far"
My life turns silently and monotonously, thereby describing a circle, the circle of infinity. I can't shake the feeling that I'm a permanent guest; the gold of this world is worth nothing, my skin burns.
How far must I go in order to see, that the night seeks an end? How much must I give in order to feel? Am I cursed then? Is wanting to chance it good, or am I simply cursed?
Why am I sad? Why am I sad When I have more than I ever had?
My life is lonely; I'm too weak to stand, Laid out on the floor as if paralysed - Heaven is too hard.
My own rules are my enemy - just like the dullness in me - and to change anything is too difficult, a war that I'm losing
How far must I go in order to see, that the night seeks an end? How much must I give in order to feel? Am I cursed then? How great is the longing that haunts me! I'm losing my reputation; Should I yield or live, live the life after the flood?
Is wanting to chance it good, or am I simply cursed?
"Wie Weit"
Mein Leben dreht sich so monoton und still Und zeichnet dabei einen Kreis Kreis der Ewigkeit
Ich kann dem Gefühl nicht entgehen Ich sei ein dauerhafter Gast Das Gold dieser Welt ist nichts wert Verbrennt meine Haut
Wie weit muss ich gehen um zu sehen Dass die Nacht ein Ende sucht Wie viel muss ich geben um zu fühln? Bin ich (denn) verflucht? Will ichs wagen ist es gut Oder bin ich doch verflucht?
why am i sad...
Mein leben ist einsam Ich bin zu schwach um aufzustehn Gestreckt auf dem Boden wie gelähmt Der Himmel ist zu schwer
Meine eigenen Regeln sind mein Feind Wie die Trägheit in mir Und etwas zu ändern ist so schwer Ein Krieg den ich verlier
Wie weit muss ich gehen um zu sehen Dass die Nacht ein Ende sucht Wie viel muss ich geben um zu fühln? Bin ich (denn) verflucht? Wie groß ist die Sehnsucht die mich trägt Verlier ich meinen Ruf Soll ich mich ergeben oder leben Das leben nach der Flut
Will ichs wagen ist es gut Oder bin ich doch verflucht?
Hope y'all liked it. Sash xxx
p.s.(it doesn't reflect how I feel, I just thought it was good )
-- Edited by chemicalfears at 20:17, 2005-09-08
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Three things that mark the Good Man: Truth, Honour and Love
Ooh don't Sash, I'll be so tempted to start translating my favourite Silbermond songs. Symphonie is sad but beautiful. And Durch die Nacht is a raw expression of some of the stuff I was feeling at the end of my Summer of Love in Leipzig.
I saw them for Live8 in Berlin as well! Now that was a crazy day...
Sasha! Where are you! I'm getting a railcard, I'll be there! I need to run away from the pink office with their continual Loop of Carly Simon's Greatest (voire Only) Hits!
Und ich kämpf mich durch die Nacht, Bin unter tränen wieder aufgewacht. Ich krieg dich nicht aus meinem Kopf Und aber will ich doch.
Haben wir zu viel versucht? Warum konnten wir's nicht ahnen? Es wird nicht leicht sein, das alles einzusehn. Symphonie...
My friend Dr Charles Adams of Detroit put it well when he said, “The struggle continues” but went on to say; “Don’t make any excuses and don’t cop any pleas. Don’t go to the complaint window. Go to the claim counter. Don’t take care. Take charge. If times get tough, you get tough. For you can rise as high as you can reach. You can achieve anything you believe. And you can have anything you claim.
All things are achievable so don’t be intimidated by fear. Do not be blinded by prejudice. Do not be discouraged by the system. But face it, challenge it, change it and overcome it. Never give up on anything. If you have a hard way to go, walk it by faith. If you have a problem, work with it till you work it out. If you’ve got a misunderstanding, settle it. If you’ve a grudge against anybody, drop it. If you got hatred or resentment, shake it off. If you got a high mountain, climb it. If you got a battle, fight it.
If you’ve got a handicap, rise above it. If you’ve got prejudice, overcome it. If you’ve got temptation, conquer it. If you have evil, destroy it. If you’ve got a challenge, face it. If you’ve got trouble, take it. If you’ve got a cross, bear it. If they knock you down, get up. If they push you against the ropes, come out swinging. If they hate you, keep loving. If they laugh at you, keep smiling. If they misrepresent you or lie on you, don’t let it be true.” Dr William A ‘Sonny’ Walker
Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented & Fabulous. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, Gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other People won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others. Marianne Williamson
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