PS [English translation]

A star / Takes flight

Climbs high / Flies far

Flies beautifully / On the chinook1

Along the cliff2

Flies high / Flies too close

To the cliff3 / Brushes the cliff

Tilts / Flies too low

Sinks / Wobbles, and waves

Plunges / Smashes

Fully loaded4 into the sea

So blue

So clear

A hero

A star

A star

A hero

1. American English for fohn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind)2. I'm totally guessing here, taking the original as "an der Wand (literally 'wall')."3. Totally guessing here, taking the original as "Fliegt zu nah/An die Wand"4. literally "with full fuel tanks"