I am still a child
   That's why I'm asking you
   Because you are rich in years
   What my heart is hurting
   What it does not understand
   I should like to know from you today
  
   Why there are people in our world
   Who never feel sorrow and always have lots of money
   And others who cannot sleep because of so much pain
  
   What will be your answer?
  
   La, la, la, la, la...
  
   Why does the rain damage all the corn in just one moment
   The farmer, he works so hard all day long
   Why does fate always ask the raven
   What will be your answer?
  
   La, la, la, la, la...
  
   Why is love so often only a word
   That brings tears, sorrow and pain
   Why are people like tides
   Today warm-hearted and tomorrow cold-hearted
  
   Until now nobody explained me exactly
   What is love and how you recognize it
   Just once I felt
   as if I saw it
   When a boy
   Cried for his dog
   Tell me, was that love?
   What will be your answer?