Traumfrau [English translation]

Well, beloved, where do we go from here?


You seem a little sad.

Didn't she warn you: you are not one and the same?

Can you only be happy if both of you appear to exist?

She has been shattered, though, and you have released her.

My love…

What will you do now?

Reaping the rewards of tears

I have dwelt upon far too long,

Miraculously, I somehow move on

And banish this old pain

To a far-off chamber of my heart.

My day's labor yields a beautiful woman in the dark,

She lies brooding before me.

I assemble her, fueled by my lust,

As the sun urges me on.

I construct her,

Manifesting my vision,

My soul's renewed desire inspires her image,

As the sun urges me on.

I design a Dream Woman for myself

in the factory of my heart.

I plunder all of Music

to create her voice.

I will never again be alone,

Nor free again,

So long as I look upon her.

I design myself a Dream Woman.

I will wholly absorb her,

Linger with her on the edge of the abyss

Viewing the expanse of the heavens

and ascend with her,

Oh, sun, urge me on…

I design a Dream Woman for myself

in the factory of my heart.

I plunder all of Music

to create her voice.

I will never again be alone,

Nor free again,

So long as I look upon her.

I design myself a Dream Woman.

Open your eyes.

Never forget who it is whom you serve.