Vorhang auf [English translation]

A slight trembling

A puff of breath

Don't be afraid

Close your eyes

Just let go

Can you hear them/it calling

With all their/its strength

Make the ascent with me

Out, out, out

Curtain up!

The dance begins

Arms up

Sing with the wind

Will you join in?

First a spark glows

Then a light burns

Stoke your fire

We're throwing ourselves into the light

The grand gesture

A last kiss

Today we're celebrating life

With pain, with greed, with desire!

Curtain up

Curtain up!

The dance begins

Arms up

Sing with the wind

The old songs

Will you join in?

Lift your arms

Then let us fly

And feel free

Until the last light goes out

As long as fire burns in me

I'll go out

Applause, applause

The dance begins!

Applause, applause

So high

We stoke the fire

We throw ourselves into the light

Curtain up!

The dance begins

Arms up

Sing with the wind

The old songs

Will never stop playing

Lift your arms

Then let us fly

So high

So high

Applause, applause, applause

Curtain up