Die Gedanken sind frei, wer kann sie erraten?
Sie fliegen vorbei, wie ächtliche Schatten
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger erschieíŸen
Es bleibet dabei: Die Gedanken sind Frei!
Ich denke was ich will und was mich beglücket
Alles in der Still', und wie es sich schicket
Mein Wunsch mein Begehren, kann niemand verwehren
Denn es bleibet dabei: Die Gedanken sind Frei!
Und sperrt man mich ein in finstere Kerker
Ich spotte der pein und menschlicher werke
Denn meine Gedanken zerreissen die Schranken
Und die Mauern entzwei, Die Gedanken sind frei!
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Thoughts are free!
Who can guess them?
They fly along like nightly treasures.
No man can know them
No hunter can shoot them
With powder and lead
Thoughts are free!
I think about what I want
and what makes me happy
But everything quietly,
and just how it comes.
To my wish and desire
Nobody can oppose,
It stays this way:
Thoughts are free!
And if they lock me in a dark dungeon
That is something that can be forgiven
'Cause my thoughts tear up the bars and walls.
Thoughts are free!
I think about what I want
and what makes me happy ...
And if they lock me in a dark dungeon ...
I love wine, my girl most of all,
Only me she pleases best
I am not alone
With my glass of wine
My girl is with me:
Thoughts are free!
That's why I will never worry anymore
And I will never tease myself
with whims anymore
Because in one's heart
One can keep laughing and joking
While thinking
Thoughts are free!