English translation: When he woke up in the middle of the night
His heart beat, so that he was afraid of it
Because the woman that lay next to him laughed
So that it sounded like it was judgment day
And he heard her voice wailing
Although he felt she was asleep
Because they both lay blind in the dark
He only saw the words that she shouted
Why don't you kill me faster?
She asked and cried like a child
And her cries creeped out of that cellar
Where the dreams are walled in
How many years do you want to keep hating me?
She shouted out and lay eerily still
Do you not want to let me live anymore,
Because I don't want to live without you?
Her questions stood like ghosts
That were afraid of themselves
And the night was black without windows
And seemed to not know, what happened
To him, the man in bed, this was nothing to laugh at
Dreams should be truthful
But he said to himself: "what can one do?"
And decided not to wake up at night anymore
And with that he fell asleep comfortably
The title means "A Woman Spoke Asleep" in German.
English translation: When he woke up in the middle of the night His heart beat, so that he was afraid of it Because the woman that lay next to him laughed So that it sounded like it was judgment day
And he heard her voice wailing Although he felt she was asleep Because they both lay blind in the dark He only saw the words that she shouted
Why don't you kill me faster? She asked and cried like a child And her cries creeped out of that cellar Where the dreams are walled in
How many years do you want to keep hating me? She shouted out and lay eerily still Do you not want to let me live anymore, Because I don't want to live without you?
Her questions stood like ghosts That were afraid of themselves And the night was black without windows And seemed to not know, what happened
To him, the man in bed, this was nothing to laugh at Dreams should be truthful But he said to himself: "what can one do?" And decided not to wake up at night anymore And with that he fell asleep comfortably