Wellenreiter [English translation]

Always on top, from the crest of one wave to another

For a thousand nights I've gone my way

I fight through the sea spray and I'm freezing, even in the hurricane

I'm looking for your face but I can't find it!

Oh, if only I could conquer

That which drove me away from you

All the giant waves1 separate me from you

[Refrain:]

Tell me when I finally won't have to go any further

And when I'll reach you

Am I finally home?

I set off, I feel like a surfer

And then the wind and sea will send me further adrift

You reach out your hand to me, I can see it in my dream

And I've lost it, the earth will keep turning

But I stand still, even when the wind blows around me

Because my heart is as heavy as lead and will be my anchor

Why couldn't I conquer

That which drove me away from you?

All the giant waves between you and me

[Refrain:]

Tell me when I finally won't have to go any further

And when I'll reach you

Am I finally home?

I set off, I feel like a surfer

And then the wind and sea will send me further adrift

I am a surfer

I am a surfer

1. More literally "wave giants"