Mit Tränen in den Augen ist man blind [Hey] [English translation]

Look, the sun still shines over you,

The flowers still bloom in front of the door,

And the sky is blue.

Hear, the children are playing back in the courtyard,

Through open windows radios boom,

No, the world is not gray.

Look, the old woman, with whom no one speaks,

Also today doesn’t forget her pigeons.

There she is standing in the park.

Look, the world it continues to rotate as before,

And it seems to you also meaningless and empty,

She is still beautiful.

But with tears in the eyes one is blind,

One doesn’t see the things as they are,

And feels so totally alone...

But with tears in the eyes one is blind,

So give me your hand as a child,

And let me be with you!

Look, whatever it was that made you happy and rich,

You danced, you laughed with it.

Now everything is over.

But what was, lives in the memory.

So take your gift, don’t ask, why.

You are young, you are free.

But with tears in the eyes one is blind,

One doesn’t see the things as they are,

And feels so totally alone...

But with tears in the eyes one is blind,

So give me your hand as a child,

And let me be with you.

Look, the stars still shine at night,

And everything that today makes you sad,

Is a dream that passes away.

Look, I wish to help you, wish to stand by you,

You must no longer see the world so gloomy,

As I am with you.

But with tears in the eyes one is blind,

One doesn’t see the things as they are,

And feels so totally alone...