Sand [German translation]

[spoken:]

"They faced it, those men of the West:

The mountains, the prairies, the rivers.

Here's the story of a prospect to man up

With the worst of them all - the desert."

When I began my search for gold

I stopped to have my fortune told.

Silently her fingers traced my hand.

I said "What will my future be?"

The only word she said to me, was "Sand".

I laughed at her and traveled on,

Until one day I stood upon

The border of a godforsaken land.

I knew those hills had gold to fetch

Just across that little stretch of sand.

Darling, just wait a little longer

I'll soon be by your side again

I'm almost at the rainbow's end

My burro died two days ago

My water is gone, my step is slow

It's still so far to where the mountains stand.

Not another living soul,

Just a poison waterhole and sand

It's getting mighty hot I see

The desert is playing tricks on me

Is that my darling holding out her hand?

My arms reach out, my fingers clutch,

But Lord above me, all I touch is sand.

Good bye darling, wait for me no longer,

My mortal strength is gone at last

The spark of life is fading fast.

Fortune waits for other men,

But for me the rainbow's end is sand.

Endless burning sand