We chose to use English lyrics. The translation is quite loosely done, for better vocal expressivity - but the meaning, the message and the surreal imagery are all there. Lyrics are below:

The old man's holding his hand fan
And combs the water, makes it flat,
He's waiting for the midday's wind
And then he moves his fan a lot.

I cast a stone and make a splash,
The water wrinkles and the old man
Sadly flattens down the waves
And then he said, before he died...

Re:
The water is your mirror now,
When smooth don't laugh at your reflection,
See how much fairy tale is left for you
And pray to lose not thy salvation.

I cast a stone and make a splash,
The water wrinkles as in pain,
And then I take the old man's fan
And sweep the water flat again.

And all around there's only sand
And high above the sky's so far
Sometimes I miss the old man's presence,
But I remember his wise lesson...
Re, Re

On this translation of "Alter Mann" we searched for a certain sonority of the words similar to Till's intonation, while keeping the meaning intact. The original Rammstein's lyrics were not betrayed.

An interesting remake of our video has been created by Art Fischman here: [ Ссылка ]

Children Medieval Band
Stefan (11) - guitar, vocal
Olga (9) - keyboard, vocal
Cornelia (6) - drums

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Recorded on Mar 20, 2013 in California, USA

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