Das Buch [English translation]

Imagine there's a planet somewhere

inhabited by intelligent beings

who perhaps look similar to us

and on this planet there are libraries with books aplenty

written by Poets, Philosophers and Scientists

And perhaps when hate and greed in the world

increases, so that nothing, but absolutely nothing

more can save them

then perhaps there will also be a book called:

"The Decline of the Earth"

it will report about us, about our life,

about our death

and about a fire so immense, that no tears

could put it out

down to the last second, when the earth ceased to exist.

And out of ten billion eyes tears of mourning ran

and a sea of tears that overflew,

bursting the last dam of hope.

and out of ten billion eyes tears of mourning ran

and a sea of tears that overflew,

bursting the last dam of hope.

A floating grave in the universe where no flower grows

the continents melted, the seas dried up -

a black rock

and how bitterly ironic: not one single weapon

will threaten the dead planet anymore

And out of ten billion eyes tears of mourning ran

and a sea of tears that overflew,

bursting the last dam of hope.

and out of ten billion eyes tears of mourning ran

and a sea of tears that overflew,

bursting the last dam of hope.

And whoever wants the earth never to weep again,

whoever will be united with us against death by radiation,

he sees to it that this book will never be published

For the ten billion eyes wish to see the earth to be alive

it should be a home for love and security

without fears

for the ten billion eyes wish to see the earth to be alive

it should be a home for love and security

without fears