Rastlos [English translation]

I drive and I am driven

A warrior without a war

I fight for the sake of fighting

I am a victor without a victory

I sleep without falling asleep

I am a dreamer without a dream

I wake without awakening

Schlaf ohne einzuschlafen,

I am reins without a bridle

I am caught

in too many places

I am released

and yet still imprisoned

I am made repentant

By far too many speeches

Convinced

and yet not converted

A deceiver, never deceived

A cheater who does not cheat

I drink but don't get drunk

I drink from an empty cup

I think and am suspect

A thinker without grace

I believe and lose faith

I am a sinner without guilt

I am caught

in too many places

I am released

and yet still imprisoned

I am made repentant

By far too many speeches

Convinced

and yet not converted

I have run

far too many ways

I am never there

always on the way

I have left too many times already

Yet I have never arrived.