Grossvater
STS Lyrics

Bei jedem Wickel mit der Mutter wor mei erster Weg von daham zu dir
Every time my mother needed help, my first instinct was to come to you

Und du host g'sogt: „Sie is' allan, des muat' versteh'n, Ois vergeht, kumm, trink a Bier“
You told me 'She's alone, she needs to understand. Everything passes, come, have a beer'

Dann host du g'mant, das ganze Leben, Besteht aus Nehman und vül mehr Geben
You believed that life is about giving just as much as it is about taking

Worauf I aus dein' Kosten in der Nocht, De poor tausend Schlling g'fladdert hob'
That's why I spent a few thousand schillings from your wallet in the night

Zum Verputzen in der Diskothek, A poor Tog' d'rauf host' mi danoch g'frogt
To party at the discotheque, and then you asked me about it a few days later

I hob's bestritten, hysterisch 'plrrt, Dei Blick wor traurig, dann hob' I g'rehrt
I denied it, cried hysterically, and then seeing your sad face, I came clean

Du host nur g'sogt: „Kumm, loss' ma's bleiben, Geid kann gor nie so wichtig sein!“
You just said, 'Come on, let's leave it. Money can never be that important'

Wann Du vom Kriag erzh't host, wie du am Russen, Aug in Aug gegenüber g'standen bist
When you told me about the war, and how you stood face-to-face with a Russian soldier

Ihr hobt's eich gegenseitig an Tschick anboten, Die Hand am Obzug hot zittert vor lauter Schiss
And you even offered each other a cigarette, while your hands were shaking with fear on the trigger

Oder dei Frau, die den ganzen Tog dir die Uhr'n vollg'sungan hot, Du host nur g'sogt: „I hob' sie gern, I muas net olles, wos sie sogt, immer her'n!“
Or when your wife nagged you all day, and you just said, 'I love her, I don't have to listen to everything she says'

Du worst ka Übermensch, host a nie so tan, G'rod desweg'n wor da irgendwie a Kroft
You were not a superhero, and you never pretended to be one, and that's what made you strong

Und durch die Ort, wie du dei Leb'n g'lebt host, Hob i a Ahnung 'kriagt, wia ma's vielleicht schofft
By seeing how you lived your life, I got an idea of how one might succeed

Dei Grundsatz wor: „Z'erst überleg'n, A Meinung hob'n, dahinter steh'n“
Your principle was to think before deciding, have an opinion, and stand behind it

Niemols Gewolt, olles bered'n, ober a ka Ongst vor irgendwem
Never be aggressive, talk everything out, but also never be afraid of anyone

Großvota, kannst du net obakumman auf an schn'n Kaffee?
Grandpa, can't you come back for a nice cup of coffee?

Großvota, i mecht da sofül sog'n, wos I erst jetzt versteh'!
Grandpa, I have so much to say to you, now that I finally understand!

Großvota, du worst mei erster Freind, und des vergi' i nie, Großvota
Grandpa, you were my first friend, and I'll never forget that, Grandpa