May I quote some sentences taken from songs,
written and performed by Udo Juergens,
an Austrian Singer and songwriter, whose music
I grew up with. He sadly passed away unexpectedly on 21.12.2014.
May he rest in peace, he will always be remembered.
His songs are famous, he wrote many songs to give hope, and make you think about life!
I chose 3 which I love and their message is important! ( I have translated these important verses)
Hast du heute schon gelebt….
1988
Hast du die Sonne auf der Haut gespürt?
Hast du heute schon den Menschen, der dich liebt berührt?
Hast du schon gestaunt heut?
Hast du schon gelacht?
Hast du heut schon nach dem unmöglichen Traum gestrebt?
Hast du heute schon, heute schon gelebt?
Have you lived today?
Have you felt the sun on your skin?
Have you touched the person who loves you ?
Have you been amazed today?
Have you laughed already?
Have you reached out to the impossible dream?
Have you already lived today!
Heute beginnt der Rest deines Lebens…
1995
Jetzt oder nie – und nicht irgendwann!
Schau’ auf dein Ziel – kein Traum ist vergebens.
Heut’ fängt die Zukunft an!
Today is the beginning of the rest of your life….
now or never – not anytime,
look at your goal – no dream is in vain,
today the future starts.
Immer, immer wieder geht die Sonne auf
1967
Wenn ein Traum, irgendein Traum sich nicht erfüllt,
wenn die Liebe zu Ende geht,
wenn selbst die Hoffnung nicht mehr besteht,
nur Einsamkeit,
wenn ein Blatt, Irgendein Blatt vom Baume fällt,
weil der Herbstwind es so bestimmt,
wenn das Schicksal uns etwas nimmt,
vertraue der Zeit.
Denn:
Immer, immer wieder geht die Sonne auf
und wieder bringt ein Tag für uns ein Licht,
Ja, immer, immer wieder geht die Sonne auf,
denn Dunkelheit für immer gibt es nicht,
die gibt es nicht, die gibt es nicht.
The sun rises again and again
If a dream is not fulfilled,
when love comes to an end,
when hope no longer exists
only loneliness,
when a leaf, any leaf falls from the tree as the Autumn wind determines,
when fate takes something from us,
trust time, because
The sun rises again and again
and again the day brings us some light,
yes the sun rises again and again,
because forever darkness does not exist, does not exist!
Have you lived today?
The sun shines for you every day.
May the sun shine in your heart everyday!
Wishing you a wonderful end to this year and let us welcome the new one soon!
♫☼♥ Hugs ♥ ☼♫
What a beautiful tribute to your friend, to share his inspiring words. Thank you so much. As I sit here, feeling somewhat apprehensive given my hip replacement op tomorrow, these are just the positive thoughts that I need reinforcing.
All the very best to you for the New Year. 🙂
The very best for your op tomorrow , I ‘ll be thinking of you and hope all goes smoothly and easy. Much love Ute
Great and wise words. May he rest in peace.
Diana xo
Indeed! Thank you Diana
Wonderful sentiments, Ute. Happy New Year to you. 🙂
Thank you, yes and the est for your new year!
I love this post… so right for the moment
Rob, indeed thank you so much!
Love this! What great thoughts as we approach the new year.
I was thinking the same really ! Thank you!
What a wonderful and inspiring post Ute. Loved it ! xox ❤
Thanks so much Ralph!
What a touching tribute! This is a lovely post and very timely. Happy New Year Ute! 🙂
Thank you very much, Same to you! All the best!
Liebe Ute, ich wünsche ein optimales Jahr 2015, Klaus
Auch Dir Klaus wuensche ich ein gutes, gesundes glueckliches neues Jahr. Ute
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Thank you so much Stefan! Enjoy the holidays !
May New Year have bright new beginnings for you and safety.
Thank you very much Carl.
Wishing you much love and happiness in 2015 Ute!
Wishing you also a wonderful , happy new year! Much love Ute x
Happy New Year, Ute! Thanks for translating these positive and timely sentiments 🙂 ♥ ❤
Wishing you a very happy new year! Keep smiling and knitting! 🙂
Thanks Ute … I’m sure you’re smiling right now! 😀 ♥ ❤