The Enchantress – Oct 1992
At our first date
lam
We went to the wrong cinema
rém
Each of us waited on their own side
sol7
I was at the Rex; she was just two steps away
do mi7
Each went back alone
la7
A bit sad and a bit disappointed
lam
That very evening, she called me
si7
“You idiot, where were you?”
mi7
The next time, we learned
Lessons, like sailors
Who want to be out at sea
Like people who come from far away
I took her to a restaurant
She was totally shy
I gazed at her childlike eyes
She couldn’t eat at all
She followed me, without resistance
Right into my bedroom
That gray October day
Turned into summer
She lay down on the fur rug
And I held her in my arms
We stepped outside those four walls
We left, went off there
We went to a land far away
Where silk covers our hands
And velvet adorns our faces
Where we no longer think of tomorrow
Lately I no longer dreamed
There are wounds that hurt deeply
She came in like springtime
I heard the violins of the ball
She placed her hands on me
She smiled, the enchantress
She gave me, gave me joy
For a moment, silenced my sorrow
Now I have only half a heart
Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my soul
Thank you for this moment of happiness
Thank you until next time
Life is a tragic wasteland
Whose paths lead nowhere
But where the magical lantern
Of love does us good
Like shadows on a wall
Everyone frets in their own way
And then one day, in a whisper
Quietly, we depart
We take nothing with us – neither our body nor our home
We can only bring our joy,
Our loves and our songs