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Translation
Stillborn children*
We don't want to live
You must forgive us
We don't want to grow up
You must forgive us
Long planned and well thought,
Until the grim reaper1 laughs
Pregnancy2 is the prognosis
Its gender is still unknown
The lovers don't care
Because it doesn't matter to them
Both pray secretly:
Let it be happy and cheerful
Stillborn children are on the way
To show you the way
High up into the sea of stars.
Stillborn children want to part
Want to avoid life
It's not a difficult choice for them
Look at your world, so unconscious and cold,
How could I live here?
Long was the time alone in mother's womb,
Now I will strive for freedom
Hold me tight in your arms,
Silently, but still quite warm,
Don't hold me too long
So I can escape!
Bleak and free
Distant, but never too far
I'll shine brightly,
So your tears will dry quickly
Stillborn children are on the way
To show you the way
High up into the sea of stars.
Stillborn children want to part
Avoid life
It's not a difficult choice for them
Stillborn children are on the way
To show you the way
High up into the sea of stars
Stillborn children want to shine
And angels cry
When the child is shining in the sky
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Submitted by Ambroisie on 2017-06-01
Added in reply to request by ReKz Martínez
Author's comments:
*Sternenkinder (literally: star children) are children who die with a weight of fewer than 500 grammes before, during or after birth. Since there is no English equivalent that I know of, I decided to go with this translation, yet I feel like it's rather disrespectful. If someone happens to know an adequate translation, please let me know and I'll adapt my translation accordingly.
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