Grossvater [English translation]

After every quarrel with the mother, my first way lead from at home to you

And you said: She's alone, you gotta understand

everything passes by. come on, have a beer.

Then you told me, the whole life is about taking and about giving much more

After that in the night I took away

The few thousand schilling out of your cupboard

Consuming it in the Disco. A couple of days later you asked for it

I denied it, cried hysterrically, your look was sad, then

I confessed

You just said: Well, forget it,

Money can't be that important!

When you talked about the war, how you faced

The Russians eye to eye

You offered a cigarette each other

The hand at the trigger was shaking out of fear

Or your wife, who bothered you the whole day with her singing

You just said: I like her

I don't have to hear everything she says

Grandfather, can't you come over here for a quick cup of coffee?

Grandfather, i want to tell you so much, what i just now seem to understand

Grandfather, you were my first friend and I'll never forget that, grandfather

You weren't a superman, but you never pretended to be one either

Exactly for that reason there somehow was a power.

And the way you lived your life

gave me an idea, how one can possibly make it.

Your principle was: First think, have an opinion, stand up for it.

Never violence, talk about everything, but don't fear anyone either.