Auf der Straße der Vergessenheit
Udo Jürgens
On the Street of Oblivion
We always want to look forward
Towards the new day and the light
However, the path of life we walk
Also leads back into the darkness of history
I went the way into the past
On the road to oblivion
Napoleon's Glory Casanova's Oath
The frozen smile of the Pompadour
Of proud hymns the last chord
A world record from Caracciola
The smile of Captain von Köpenick
And Valentino's seductive look
Caruso's voice is tinny and hoarse
The glorious times of Wilhelm the Kaiser
A torn rope from the Zeppelin
The last Sieg Heil from the Reich Party Congress
Crowns that were proudly worn yesterday
They have now crumbled to dust and shattered
Silent witnesses of transience
On the road to oblivion
In fifty years, one may go
And seeks out forgotten history
He will then see our dreams lying
The big words and the loud songs
What counts today is then past
On the road to oblivion
Satchmo's trumpet Merlene's legs
And there from the moon the first stones
Greetings to Berlin from Hilde Knef
The Beatles' Yeah Yeah to the Queen's Order
A piece of bread for the world in first hand
A dream of Europe that never came into being
Cassius's left, a goal by Pellé
My loneliness my chamomile tea
My audience who screamed enthusiastically
Dear Fatherland, thank you very much
Glory and glory to which we pray today
Are forgotten and trampled to dust
Silent witnesses of transience
On the road to oblivion
La la la la la la la la la
