"Schlaflied"
Prolog (gesprochen):a long, long time ago, when I was still a little child, I lived my innocent life
beyond all problems. My mother's voice banished any kind of fear,
and when I was lying in my bed, a smooth melody calmed my trembling,
and everything that threatened my peace was averted by the sound
of my little music-box...No I'm here once again, to face up the nightmare of my life,
with nothing but the wish to close my eyes and find some silence.
But the shadow's claws grasp at me, and I realise
that I am all alone...all alone...And I know that only one intimate toy of my childhood
will join me on this endless journey through the darkness.
I still hear the sweet bells resound in my head,
just to bring me one touch of sleepCome, sweet mist of oblivion !
Lend me one sleep's eternity -
the music-box of life turns on and on and on and on...
but for me - nevermore !I shudder at the shadows of my life which do not grant me some rest;
perpetually I hear the little bells through a haze of memory and tears.
I've given up and sacrificed all and everything
for the wish of peaceCome, sweet mist of oblivion...
