Nicola
I pick up the phone and dial a familiar number
An unknown man’s voice answers the phone.
He tells me that you are already his
And that I should erase your name forever,
Forever from this heart.
The more I try to forget you, the more I miss you
I try to erase, but it only becomes more vivid,
As time makes these mistakes deeper and more painful
And what I considered to be such an ordinary thing back then,
Turns out to have been truly, truly magic.
The Swan Lake and the restaurant orchestra
And you waltzed on the table for me
Everyone called “bravo!”
And applauded non-stop to you, the queen of this evening,
A super star of this celebration.
Kreutzberg’s sleepless clubs and bars
Watching first ray of the raising sun in empty streets
Countless candles, a bathtub with rose petals,
A see of Champaign, your sweet lips,
And whispered explanation of these magical words, the meaning of
Ich liebe dich.
Refrain:
None of us knows what we will find and where,
And none of us knows what we will lose and where.
No one can foresee this life,
Life is always full of surprises.
Oh, Nicola, how can I forget
Those times, those feelings and you
Oh, dear, after you
Berlin forever has
Your name for me.