Krone der Schöpfung - an ein Kind [English translation]

There's so much to see

You want to understand it all

You pose your questions

For you it's all new

You ask why and how come

But here everyone remains silent

What's there to say

in reply to your questions

Innocent and honest

and nonetheless dangerous

For one day

You too will know who you are

Then you'll play in vain

at the game of life

for a few more points

for a better place

you are born

you are lost

in this maelstrom

called life

You'll become like me

like him or him

But whatever you become

it changes nothing

no

We're all losers

We're all already shot [figurative] my child

We're all losers

Even though we're the

Crown of Creation

Blinders on

doggedly straight ahead

Find yourself a partner

and find your happiness

Set your own goal

Be the last one left in the game

One meter forward

and two back again

Who knows what's really important

Where is the learned one

Where is the power

that keeps us in our place

Yes life passes quickly

for each uniquely

who knows what it's all about

what makes the world turn

We're all losers

We're all already shot, my child

we're all losers

lost