Ein Schiff Wird Kommen
Lale Andersen
A Ship Will Come
I'm a girl from Piraeus
and I love the harbor, the ships, and the sea.
I love the laughter of sailors, I love every kiss,
that tastes of salt and tar.
Like all the girls in Piraeus, I stand
night after night here at the dock,
and wait for the foreign ships from Hong Kong,
from Java, from Chile, and Shanghai.
(Chorus:)
A ship will come,
and it will bring me the one,
the one I love like no other,
and who makes me happy.
A ship will come,
and fulfill my dream
and soothe my longing,
the longing of many nights.
(spoken:)
And now you're here, and I hold you in my arms.
Give me another drag from your cigarette.
Look, under our window the harbor with the colorful lights.
Over there in the bar, where the music comes from,
I've sat every night for the last few months,
danced with foreign sailors,
and yet I only thought of one thing:
Chorus
