Am Strand [English translation]

I saw you pass by

and before I could say anything

you were run over by a truck before my very eyes

guess that hurt quite a bit

I send you a bouquet

you lie in the infirmary.

I lie on the beach

with an ice-cold drink in my hand

I'm wearing sun glasses 'cause I need them

the sun is shining on my gut

that's a way to go about it, too.

I saw you go to work

thirty years you'd been loyal to your company

now they sacked you

summarily after all this

time

so much for the topic of gratefulness

you promptly had a coronary

and now you lie in the box.

I lie on the beach

with an ice-cold drink in my hand

I'm wearing sun glasses 'cause I need them

the sun is shining on my gut

that's a way to go about it, too.

Just a nail in the knee

just a hole in the lung

just a truck accident

oh well, life is short

and one has to enjoy it

it is over much too soon.

I lie on the beach

here one always turns a bit smug

(now that's interesting)

but with the sea it's as with work

yeah, there's enough there for every one!

I lie on the beach

with an ice-cold drink in my hand

I'm wearing sun glasses 'cause I need them

the sun is shining on my gut

that's a way to go about it, too.