Somebody sings a happy song Somewhere far, far away; I‘d go Somebody sings a happy song Somewhere far, far away; I‘d go
My soul strives to reach this song My soul strives to reach this song
There, or I’d happily sing along Alas, my broken heart says no.
Quite early, I began to seek, to follow A fleeting dream of an earth’s ideal I would grumble that it was hollow And that happiness seemed unreal,
Earlier my soul searched at length, For my happy self, lost on a dark day; Until I will regain my lost strength I cannot join in the song, or the play.
Alas, I wasted my strength long Ago, before this song did start.