Mata Hari [English translation]

She danced for princes, kings and soldiers too

And a secret was behind the eyes, like blue smoke.

The whole of Paris was at her feet.

She was beautiful, unbelievably beautiful,

And there was no man (none in Paris),

Who could resist her (and she thought...).

O Mata Hari, enjoy your life

Don't give away a moment.

O Mata Hari, because beauty and love

Are often only a short happiness

Europe was at war then, Mata Hari didn't understand it

(Because the war brought suffering and pain).

She didn't ask if someone spoke German

Or if they spoke French

(She only asked her heart).

She followed her lovers,

But they called her a spy

And she appeared in court (nobody stood by her),

With tears in her face (and she thought...).

O Mata Hari - the eye of the morning,

That's what she called herself.

O Mata Hari - the true name,

That only she knew.

And one cold day in October

It was all over for her

(She didn't cry anymore).

People say, she stood there with roses in her arm

And she was so beautiful

(in the morning light).

And as the shots were fired,

There was a smile on her face.

But if she was guilty (she only loved),

No one will know (and she thought...).

O Mata Hari - the eye of the morning,

That's what she called herself.

O Mata Hari - the true name,

That only she knew.

O Mata Hari - the eye of the morning,

That's what she called herself.

O Mata Hari..