Who knows how to cherish, who single-handedly wrecks it all
Who slowly learned all sorts of schemes of the heart
Who already has wisdom and still wants control
Wrestles hard with the world and, eventually, falls heavily
One cannot have what belongs to others
Like three-year-olds in a park fighting over a beach ball
So everything that belongs to him
I don't even expect to possess
Poverty and wealth, they both don't matter
What sparkles needn't be brandished to the death
Man's existence in the world is so inconspicuous
To be so stupid as to break one's back for a bagatelle
To be troubled by desire
But present you as a prize to me and I'll accept
I've never wanted what I've yet to get a hold of
For all your derision I have never begged for mercy
Who holds a grudge for how much you've wrenched from me
Who knows how to cherish, who single-handedly wrecks it all
Who slowly learned all sorts of schemes of the heart
Who already has wisdom and still wants control
Don't say if people want to be greedy, they should be greedy at all costs
One cannot have what belongs to others
I no longer care who is still fighting whom
So everything that belongs to him
I don't even expect to possess