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German
Original lyrics
Wenn du nicht am Leben bist
Links liegt die Wüste
Rechts das unüberwindbare Gebirge
Hinter dir die Jäger
Bleibt nur die Flucht ins Ungewisse
Keiner, der dir beisteht
Außer den Geiern, die über dir kreisen
Wenn du leben willst, geh weiter
Auch wenn sie dir beide Beine ausreißen
Verlauf dich im Sand, verlauf dich im Garten
Verlauf dich im Wald, aber nicht im Leben
Du musst lieben und leben, kämpfen und gehen
In die Augen deiner ungeborenen Kinder sehen
Willst du angstlos in die Zukunft sehen?
Dann verschließe nicht die Augen vor dem Geschehen
Das sich vor deinen Augen abspielt
Der Auf- und Abstieg einer Zivilisation
Wie zivilisiert waren wir schon?
All die Metaphern und Bilder
All die Zeitraffer und Schilder
Sie nützen nichts, wenn du nicht am Leben bist
Nichts, wenn du nicht am Leben bist
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Al Dhi on 2023-04-22
Al Dhi on 2023-04-22English
Translation
If You're Not Alive
The desert's to your left
The unsurmountable mountains to your right
Behind you are the huntsmen
Leaving only the way to the indeterminate
No one to bestead you
Apart from the vultures circling above you
If you want to live, keep going
Even if they're tearing both of your legs out
Get lost in the sand, get lost in the gardens
Get lost in the woods, but never in life
You must keep loving and living, fighting and giving
Looking into the eyes of your unborn children
Do you want to face the future without fear?
Then don't shut your eyes from what's to appear
What's to transpire before your eyes
The ascent and descent of a civilized nation
Were we ever much of a civilization?
All these metaphors and signposts
All these fast-forwards and timecodes
They're all futile, if you're not alive
Futile, if you're not alive
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About translator
This is an unreleased song that was produced sometime between 2020 and 2023. A short snippet appeared on various Telegram channels during the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Due to his political leanings and role in trying to cause upheaval against the state during the lockdowns, Naidoo has been living in hiding and presumably outside of Germany at least since 2021. These lyrics seem to reflect on this.