When passions have subsided
Like dust after battle
When no power can
Take back shouted out words
Whether in the silence of the white flags of ignominy
Come down from the barricades
Or appear like a rock
Sprinkling salt over pain
Standing alone like a statue of pride

When someone who is my light
Is suddenly extinguished in the light of day
When on the road around the corner
Destiny will meet me
Whether in impotent rage, swallowing bitterness
Let oneself be knocked down
Whether to play with each moment
Until the end, believing that
A different fate is written down for me.

So we sail through the great Babylon
Until love captures us
In the parade of senses we may remain
Undefeated
Until the fire in us burns out
Until the ocean of our dreams
Can be measured out with a teaspoon

One must know when to leave the stage
Undefeated
Shining like a diamond among trash
Remaining a mystery that no one
Will solve for all time to come.

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