Mendigo

I'd rather be a beggar than a rich man
And collect the kisses you throw in my hat;
Live life in gulps, eat up the whole world.

I'd rather be a beggar than a banker.
If I don't have your eyes, what do I need money for?
Don't offer me more bills; I only take dreams,
That keep me warm at night.

I'd rather be a beggar than a soldier
Let the guns be silent, let the lips speak more,
For I will always be...

Like one who never has a place to go,
Like one who asks to be able to sleep
One night with you.

To leave the streets, you know well what I ask:
To enter through your window to scare away the cold.
If you no longer have time to invest in troubles,
I'll leave as I came, with nothing in my pockets,
For I will always be...

Like one who never has a place to go,
Like one who asks to be able to sleep
One night with you.