I have dreamt of Death this night
He stood on all the roads
He waved and he called to me so loudly
He said my life was forfeit
I shall lie down with him
An early grave has long since been
Built for me
I ran as far as the land took me
As far as the birds fly
But at my side I felt Death
His shadow followed my trail
I saw him lie with me
And his hands were blood-red
There I realised that the wind blows
And rain falls down
Although no rooster cries for me anymore
Because I am long forgotten
No one sings any songs to me
Only weeds grow and bloom on each field
I have dreamt of Death this night
There is no eternal life
For men and animals and grass and bushes
And trees
...that was my dream