Ofen aus Glas [English translation]

Buy a little sack full of lead (plumbum)

tie it to my leg

and throw me into

the lake of your wishes

and watch how I’m sinking.

Then spend your day

combing your hair.

Buy a necklace made of velvet

gird it to me

and give me a tour

in your thinking’s undergrowth

and watch how I get caught up.

Then spend the day

filing your nails.

buy an oven made of glas

fan the flames

and put me in

into the fire of your wrath

and watch how I’m enduring.

Then spend the day

rubbing your eyes.

But don’t wait,

don’t wait too long.