Der Teufel und der junge Mann [English translation]

Listen to the story

of the Devil and the young man.

There was once a young man, who unfortunately almost went too far.

The Devil came by to get him,

there were many reasons for it.

The young man probably knew,

to the Devil betting is fun,

therefore he said: I know a mystery,

What is this:

One can not hear it,

one can not see it,

often it does hurt and yet is still nice,

it is not wine, but it gets in your blood,

and it does, it does so well.

It is not gold, but it makes you rich,

a heart of ice would be moved by it,

it is not fire, but it burns,

tell me, what do you call that!

The Devil began to guess:

I believe it could be a UFO,

a night ghost, a magic bird?

But he always hears “Nein”.

And at last full of rage he says:

Enough now of this guesswork for me,

if you will just tell me the solution/answer,

I will free you!

It is already old

and ever new,

it catches you and sets you free,

it is something, the Devil knows not,

Something , that you call love.