Wörterschmied [English translation]

In the early days of my childhood I already came under its spell

I had fallen for fire, water, air and earth

Since I formed my forge, my mind in my very inside

I bring many a piece to the surface1, many a song that points ways

Chorus:

And my hammer is falling down, onto fire, eardrum/drumskin

Thousand eyes are reflecting what brightens our world

And so I'm forging my songs, carry them with you day by day

Sing them again and again, I am able to hear you

I form letters to syllables, polish many a word to shape

For hours I forge rhymes, for many an artful sentence mesh

I bend words, curve sentences, melt them down in hot embers

Every of my thousand scars pushs me to take heart again

[Chorus]

I am absorbed in it, like an obsessed and with my lifeblood full of agony

Extinguish the fires from my mind, erase many a verse for the umpteenth time

Perfectly polished at the very end, I take a close look at my work

It shall serve you as a lucky charm, shall be a companion for you

[Chorus]

1. refers to mining but might also imply something like "I bring many a piece to fruition"