Well this is such
   A sad affair
   I?ve opened up my heart
   So many times
   But now it?s closed
  
   Oh my dear
   Every salted tear
   It wrings
   Bitter-sweet applause
  
   But when the show?s in full swing
   Every once in a while
   High stepping chorus lines
   Mean I?m forgetting
   Mein lullaby - liebchen
  
   How rich in contrast
   Love can be
   Sometimes I?m quite amused
   To see it twist and turn
   To taste - both sweet and dry
  
   These vintage years!
   Lovers you consume, my friend
   As others their wine
  
   Nein, dass ist nicht
   Das Ende der Welt
   Gestrandet an Leben und Kunst
   Und das Spiel geht weiter
   Wie man weiss
   Noch viele Schoenste ... Wiedersehn
  
   And now, as you turn to leave
   You try to force a smile -
   As if to compensate -
   Then you break down and cry