Ein Märchen [English translation]

My name is Mustafa, I am 23 years old

Life in Neukoelln is dark grey; there is no Karnival ¹

I have four brothers, three sisters

And when my father goes to work, he takes the effing commuter train ²

My mother stays at home, she barely speaks German

So much for Germany, this lovely dream’s misleading

As Yildiz, the second youngest sister,

Who would’ve turned nine on the eve of the New Year,

Best in her class – a girl beyond compare

She wanted to be a veterinarian, wanted to achieve something

I picked her up, every day at 1

Except for this one time, Yildiz walked home alone

I should have been with her, wanted to know how it was -

Did the math test come back that she wrote today?

So many questions, but no one knew the answer

…just like that man there

But she would never return

We searched and prayed, damned for an eternity

And every day, I’d again looked through my window

We love you so much, little sister

Refrain – Bushido:

And while this film’s playing, I pray to God -

There won’t be a happy ending, someone please push stop

At first it was a tragedy, it later turned to drama

I wish it would be a fairytale

I wish it would be a fairytale

Sido:

And while this film’s playing, I pray to God

There will be no happy ending, someone please push stop

At first it was a tragedy, it later turned to drama

I wish it would be a fairytale

I wish it would be a fairytale

Sido:

I am Jonas, I live with my parents in Frohnau,

In a large house, because they have money

I have everything here, but something is strange

I am just eleven, but doesn’t feel like I’m eleven

I’ve got to practice; I know my dad would be so proud

‘Cause then he always loves me, I want even more success

He cares about everything, and what I should become

Or does he simply have a heart of stone

No man, he loves me and mom loves me too

I mean, I feel it, ‘cause sadly, they don’t say it loud

And since I don’t sleep well at home,

I secretly sneak out of the house at night

Just ride the tram a few rounds

To the tram station to the guys with the colored hair

Beer drinkin’, weed smokin’, yeah, my friends are there

Numbed on cocaine and it takes away my dreams

You surely ask yourself where the drugs are coming from

‘Cause since I’ve been away, my dad’s cut off the cash supply

Now I stand on the street and everything in me screams, “No!”

But a car pulls up and I get in

[Refrain]

Bushido:

Fate hits you like a slap in the face

And you wish it would’ve never taken place

You see how your ideal world crashes down

And, that you lose everything around you

Sido:

You lose your hope, what’s left is pain

And you wish it would be just a fairytale

Like “Once upon a time,” violence and vengeance are also there

But in a fairytale, in the end – all is well