Vida [English translation]

Max Herre:

You came into this world

as a daughter of life’s desire of itself

Vida, one life and my child

and just because you exist, life makes sense. 1

Life doesn’t ask, is this world even good enough,

and did I come at the right time?

‘Cause it’s always looking for the future

and so it sets out, so proud and so confident.

Confronts every new day filled

with pride. 2

It doesn’t even ask for anything; life desires

the love of those, to whom it owes (it’s existence).

And then who would we be to deny life’s love, 3

and to weigh down the world, which it is with our burden?

It’s said that the strength of the tree lies in the roots

and not to love a life means to cut back the shoots.

But they also say that love is like a bird;

try to cage it

and it’ll never fly back,

but if you give it its freedom, it’ll always come back

and on the wings of time, it swings upwards to the light

because, like the moon, whose light the sun merely reflects,

so reflects life too, but the light of our love.

Chorus: Aloe Blacc:

With these wings you can fly

I know, you gon’ need ‘em to get by

Everything wil be alright

Let these dreams be your guide

all your life

Max Herre:

You came into this world

as a daughter of life’s desire of itself

Vida, one life and my child

and just because you exist, life makes sense.

We only have one life; live it to the fullest. 4

Dream your greatest dreams, but those should fulfill you. Only the sky’s the limit; fly and reach

for the stars.

You can be anything; you’ve still got all the time to learn it.

Look, you can already talk now, a little character.

You’ll soon be old enough to understand what I’m telling you

It’s your path, but I’ll stay your companion.

Have courage; the freedom of the Earth lives in your soul.

Vida, life only knows the today

Yesterday will be forgotten and the tomorrows are dreams

and yet every life is a promise of the future

and only through our love for it, it speaks to us.

Chorus: Aloe Blacc:

With these wings you can fly

I know, you gon’ need ‘em to get by

Everything wil be alright

Let these dreams be your guide

Sometimes you might wonder why

I can’t always be by your side

But when the road gets rough, times get tough

You got my love all your life.

Max Herre:

You came into this world

as a daughter of life’s desire of itself

Vida, one life and my child

and just because you exist, life makes sense.

Chorus: Aloe Blacc: x 2:

With these wings you can fly

I know, you gon’ need ‘em to get by

Everything wil be alright

Let these dreams be your guide

all your life.

1. Straight translation: hat das Leben seinen Sinn = life has its (meaning/purpose/sense). “Life makes sense” says that and is more common in English.2. Straight translation: mit geschwellter Brust = with a swelled (breast/chest). The meaning lies with pride. 3. dem Leben das zu verwehren: „das“ = it = love, referred to from the previous line. 4. Straight translation: Wir haben nur das eine = We only have the one. “One” refers to “´life.”