Als de muren konden praten [English translation]

If the walls could talk

About all they see

Yes, then their stories

Would amaze us, maybe

Because there is so much suffering

That no one knows about

If the walls could talk

About all what happens

Behind every window,

We wouldn't go so satisfied

To bed every night.

There is so much loneliness that stays hidden by pride

And no one does anything about it, because no one suspects anything

If the walls could talk

About all that happened

There would sometimes be someone

Who comforts a saddened human

But the walls don't talk

If the walls could talk

About all they see

Yes, then their stories

Would amuze us, maybe

Because there still exists, luckily,

Love and hope

If the walls could talk

About every lovely deed

Was, who knows, all that talking,

That chit-chat in every street

Worth listening to for once

But the walls remain silent about love and hapiness

And keep every secret they are witnesses of

If the walls could talk about you and me

The whole world would see that, despite suffering and pain

There are still people in love.