In diesen wilden Zeiten / In these wild times

by @karan

Liner Notes

Just a little love song in these wild times.

Lyrics

Was trägt mich?
Was bewegt mich?
Was regt mich auf
und was bringt mir den Frieden?
Was führt mich?
Was berührt mich?
Was hab ich mir erwählt, und was vermieden?

In diesen wilden Zeiten
erkenn ich mich nicht mehr.
Ich will die Wellen reiten,
doch schon das Schwimmen fällt mir schwer.
Was nährt mich?
Was lehrt mich
zu vertrauen auf den nächsten Schritt?

Wer bist du?
Was vermisst du?
Was will dir deine tiefste Sehnsucht sagen?
Was tust du?
Wann ruhst du?
Wohin gehst du mit deinen vielen Fragen?

In diesen wilden Zeiten
erkennst du dich nicht mehr.
Du willst die Wellen reiten,
doch schon das Schwimmen fällt dir schwer.
Was nährt dich?
Was lehrt dich
zu vertrauen auf den nächsten Schritt?

Ich seh dich
und versteh dich.
Und was ich noch nicht weiß, darfst du mir zeigen.
Du siehst mich
und du liest mich,
ein offenes Buch; ich will dir nichts verschweigen.

In diesen wilden Zeiten
kommen wir einander nah,
wir wollen einander leiten,
wir sind füreinander da.
Ich lieb dich
und du liebst mich.
Wir vertrauen auf den nächsten Schritt ...

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What carries me?
What moves me?
What upsets me
and what brings me peace?
What guides me?
What touches me?
What have I chosen and what have I avoided?

In these wild times
I no longer recognise myself.
I want to ride the waves,
but even swimming is difficult for me.
What nourishes me?
What teaches me
to trust in the next step?

Who are you?
What are you missing?
What does your deepest longing want to tell you?
What are you doing?
When do you rest?
Where do you go with your numerous questions?

In these wild times
you no longer recognise yourself.
You want to ride the waves,
but even swimming is difficult for you.
What nourishes you?
What teaches you
to trust in the next step?

I see you
and understand you.
And what I don't know yet,
you can show me.
You see me
and you read me,
an open book; I don't want to hide anything from you.

In these wild times
we come close to each other,
we want to guide each other,
we are there for each other.
I love you
and you love me.
We trust in the next step ...

© Karan 2025

Comments

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The only way we will survive these wild and terrible times is by trusting and loving each other! Thank you for saying so in great lyrics.
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This is lovely. Thank you sharing the English translation. It opens up the German lyrics and help with my enjoyment of the whole song--beautiful playing, beautiful sentiment, beautiful singing.
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Sehr schön. Und sehr schöner Text.
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Oh this is very sweet and pleasant. I love how open the lyrics sound. Very well done
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Beautiful. Both the lyrics and the melody. The singing is lovely too, nicely sitting above the gentle guitar. Posing questions works so well and warmth and hope shine between the lines. It unfolds and only in the end, do you reveal that it's a love song in a troubled context.
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Wow, Karan, das ist wunderschön. Du schaffst es immer wieder, mich mit deinen Liedern zu Tränen zu rühren. Mit diesem auch.
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Das singst du mir aus der Seele - gerade in diesem Moment!
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