Hände [English translation]

So many years in the world, which is hard to understand

On the birth certificate the date is only estimated

But sometimes I take her hand

Get closer and hang me on her lifeline long

At the first junction: friction

Bake bread, drag water buckets and sewing clothes

But in addition to cornea to set the course in hard times

Are there any soft spots, tears, hair stroking

Blue stripes, all leading to the main artery

Scars show what photo albums sometimes conceal

Tense tendons that stretch when stretching

Prayer chains that promise blessings

Hm-hm, Grandmother's hands give a lot and take so little

Grandmother's hands hold everything together

Grandmother's hands stir the sugar when she drinks tea

Grandmother's hands catch me in any case

Slightly trembling index finger, can remember

How she reminds me not to run so fast when I was a kid

Support her while walking in the park, but grandma is strong

She wore three generations on her arm

She turns sheepishly at the ingrown wedding ring

Half a century, two people, one sense of life

And she does not need big gestures

I celebrate 'em while hacking, with henna on my nails

Got a very concrete picture, her smile on her face

While she picks me a hand full of love from the almond trees

Feel the rough fingertips that always pointed to the sky

We were enthusiastic about reaching for something bigger

Hm-hm, Grandmother's hands give a lot and take so little

Grandmother's hands hold everything together

Grandmother's hands stir the sugar when she drinks tea

Grandmother's hands catch me in any case

Grandmother's hands have never owned much

And it has to be about her when I'm raping love

I grew up with her, without worries

Her son died last month (Sammat)

It was my dream to take her to Mecca

But it remains a dream, because the weakness came with age

For me you have the most beautiful hands

For them I would fight lions, even if it ends badly

To have you as a grandmother, I'm so lucky

Your hands gave everything, but got nothing back

They've pushed their daughter's wheelchair, but never lost hope

Because she knows, God is up there

Hm-hm, Grandmother's hands give a lot and take so little

Grandmother's hands hold everything together

Grandmother's hands stir the sugar when she drinks tea

Grandmother's hands catch me in any case