Bots and a song for peace

I mentioned this song in several comments in recent days and so I thought I better share it here with a translation of the lyrics.

I know “Love Is In Da Blog” is over but if you would like to share a peace song of your own please feel free to do so and leave the link here in the comments.

We can’t do much in these dark times. But spreading hope with music seems to me to be a powerful sign. Thanks!

The band from the Netherlands is called “Bots” which means crash in Dutch.

Das weiche Wasser

Lyrics via lyricstranslate

Europa hatte zweimal Krieg/there was war twice in Europe

der dritte wird der letzte sein/a third time would be the last

gib bloß nicht auf, gib nicht klein bei/please, do not give up, do not give in

das weiche Wasser bricht den Stein/ the soft water breaks the stone

Die Bombe die kein Leben schont/the bomb which doesn’t spare any life

Maschinen nur und Stahlbeton/only machines and concrete

hat uns zu einem Lied vereint/unifies us to a song

das weiche Wasser bricht den Stein/the soft water breaks the stone

[Refrain:]

Es reißt die schwersten Mauern ein/it breaks down the strongest walls

und sind wir schwach und sind wir klein/and even if we are weak and we are small

wir wollen wie das Wasser sein/ we want to be like the water

das weiche Wasser bricht den Stein//the soft water breaks the stone

Raketen steh’n vor unsrer Tür/rockets stand in front of our door

die soll’n zu unser’m Schutz hier sein/they are supposed to be our safety

auf solchen Schutz verzichten wir/ we can do without this sort of safety

das weiche Wasser bricht den Stein//the soft water breaks the stone

[Refrain]

Die Rüstung sitzt am Tisch der Welt/armament sits at the table of the world

und Kinder die vor Hunger schrei’n/and children scream because of hunger

für Waffen fließt das große Geld/ Big money flows for weapons

doch weiches Wasser bricht den Stein/but the soft water breaks the stone

[Refrain]

Komm feiern wir ein Friedensfest/come on, let’s celebrate a festival of peace

und zeigen wie sich’s leben läßt/and let’s show how we could live

Mensch! Menschen können Menschen sein/Man! Humans could be humans

das weiche Wasser bricht den Stein//the soft water breaks the stone

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