Die Nacht ist nicht allein zum Schlafen da
Hildegard Knef
The Night Is Not Just for Sleeping
(When the citizens go to sleep
in their nightcaps,
and pray to their king
to protect them,
we dress up
and head to the taverns.
Slackness, slackness,
under the lanterns.)
The night is not just for sleeping
the night is for things to happen
A ship is not just for the harbor
it must go out, out to the high seas
Get drunk, friends, drink and love and laugh
and live the most beautiful moment
The night spent in a frenzy
means bliss and happiness
(When the champagne bubbles in the glass
under red lights,
and the girls sweetly startle
as they squirm on our laps,
we kiss the prudery
off their red lips.
Amnesty, amnesty
to all good sinners!
The night is not just for sleeping
the night is for things to happen
A ship is not just for the harbor
it must go out, out to the high seas
Get drunk, friends, drink and love and laugh
and live the most beautiful moment
The night spent in a frenzy
means bliss and happiness
When the morning finally dawns
through the misty windows,
and the men without brides
stay together,
they forge in whispers
bombs from conversations.
Rebellion, rebellion
in the catacombs!
The night is not just for sleeping
the night is for things to happen
A ship is not just for the harbor
it must go out, out to the high seas
Get drunk, friends, drink and love and laugh
and live the most beautiful moment
The night spent in a frenzy
means bliss and happiness)
