Das wär's gewesen [English translation]

Us both, you and me.

I've read somewhere,

that one doesn't forget that kind of thing.

I would like to know where you are.

Wir waren so nah dran!

Das wär's gewesen,

but we never got home. (/but we never made it)

I've read an old letter,

and you write that you love me.

And do you know what else you wrote?

Perhaps in the next life

To spend a lifetime with you

I an old bag and you a broom

A beautiful couple

Hard to believe that, that never was.

I've read somewhere

That was only ever almost

Warum haben wir uns stets verpasst?

Wir ham uns irgendwann am Tresen

mal geschwor'n, dass irgendwann...

Us two, we've

Beautiful story without a happy end.

I've read the notice.

and I wish you good luck.

What wasn't, doesn't come back.