Der letzte Brief [English translation]

The last letter of a soldier's

Carried off by the post-war wind

Had to wait a man's life long

To be found by another's (life).

The last letter of a soldier's

That never reached the mother

Is written in the language

That's unrecognisable nowadays

The last letter of a soldier's

Says in words simple and clear:

"A war is only won

When it's the final one."

The last letter of a soldier's

The paper yellowed and old

If one should dig in unfamiliar earth

The pencil loses its every grip

The last letter of a soldier's

Sparing us the truth

That in every game played with forged cards

It's not worth to die

The last letter of a soldier's

Bids farewell to the homeland and to the child

To the dearest one far off in the spring garden

And to all that stayed behind

The last letter of a soldier's

Says in words simple and clear:

"A war is only won

When it's the final one."