Phoenix- In umbra marelui urss (Translation: In the shadow of the great bear)
I stand alone and ask myself why I left home -
Could it be the age-old curse that lies upon us?
For I've done nothing wrong, but I've suffered so much,
I've been slandered for no reason by those I loved.
Sunset after sunset -- how quickly time passes!
And the dawn is gone -- how cold the wind blows!
I waited fervidly in the cold to come back,
You all judged me, sentenced me -- but who are you?
For your time has passed
In the shadow of the Great Bear,
But your claws are still there
In every embrace,
Today a kiss on the cheek hurts.
But give me my life back, the life I've lost for you,
Forgetting about yearnings and needs,
Years of wandering and exile,
It wonʼt be long now, the thousand years are almost gone.
The leaves have fallen, the storm has scattered them.
Where are the hopes? There is none left.
A sudden, unvoiced thought stops me in my tracks:
Of all I waited for, all I dreamed of, nothing has changed.
Give me my life back, the life I've lost for you,
Forgetting about yearnings and needs,
You, my drinking party friends,
Out of a thousand, how many are there left?
And your time has passed
In the shadow of the Great Bear,
But your claws are still there
In every embrace,
Today a kiss on the cheek hurts.
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