Die Gedanken Sind Frei

Thoughts are free, who can guess them
They pass by, like nightly shadows
No one can know them, no hunter can shoot them
It remains true: Thoughts are free

I think what I want, and what makes me happy
But all in silence, and as it suits me
My wish and desire, no one can prevent me
It remains true: Thoughts are free

And if they lock me up in a dark dungeon
All that is purely in vain
For my thoughts tear down the barriers
And break walls in two: Thoughts are free

Therefore, I will forever renounce worries
And will never complain with will
One can always laugh and joke in the heart
And think this: Thoughts are free