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Translation
Getting used to September
She buys her flowers herself
She hopes that then the Spring will become bearable
But deep from within she knows full well
That they wither in an instant
That the water becomes turbid
That they let their heads hang
The colour of anything
is buried underneath the smell of sunlight
And the mon that lies beneath
Hides the bitter truth
That drowning in a bed of blooms
Is better than the lies
That slide from singers and the songs that
slip their teeth
As the evening draws in
He longs for a trace
Of a promise in her words
He knows that full well
And the days keep running
The calendar is a game
It's getting used to September
So quickly already
They look at each other
And they court with their eyes open more widely
Than they ever have been before
For her it feels like hope
But she sees it for him
But a question comes from necessity
Due to the stillness in her voice
All the summer's falling down
And the sun is on the ground
Falling upon a pile of photographs
And the day flame out
In the dark among the ashes
On this calender-go-rouund
I got older in September
And there's no way out
The trees are getting barer
(Autumn's coming down, around)
His dreams move on
(The leaves are blowing eastward into town)
Like the end of a story
Her warmth in vain
(all you life you had the things you lose)
His arms heavier than he can lift now
(The things you keep, and all the things
you wish you'd never left behind)
Once he had it all
As the evening draws in
All the summer's falling down
Her heart drags itself on
And her heart is on the ground
She wants to go back and yet goes on
A breath of wind among the photographs
She knows that full well
And the days fade out
Did she ever get to know him?
In the dark among the endings
Were they actually together?
On this calendar-go-round
It's getting used to September...
Heading west into September...
And the lights go down
And the lights go down
Far too early this year
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About translator
I translated this so that it is all in English, but I suppose for learners it may be more helpful to also translate those parts already in English into Dutch. I may try this at some point if I have the time and it is requested.