Mani Matter Dr Kolumbus english translation
Mani Matter Dr Kolumbus song lyrics
Mani Matter Dr Kolumbus translation
dr Kolumbus isch ga fahre
Columbus went to sea
het sech's nid lang überleit
He did not consider long
het scho vor vierhundert jahre
Already 400 years ago
nid druf glost was d'lüt hei gseit
He did not listen to what other people said
dr Kolumbus möchti sy
Columbus I would like to be
aber leider gsehnig y
But unfortunately I have to admit
me isch für die grosse tate
For the big achievements
eifach immer echli z'gschyd
One is simply just a bit too intelligent
lang tuesch hin und här berate
Reconsidering time and again
und drum machsch se zletscht halt nid
And therefore in the end, the achievements are not made
geng we me sech s'richtig überleit
Thinking it through thoroughly
merkt me dass's nid geit...
One notices it does not work
dr Napoleon isch zoge
Napoleon went
bis nach Russland mit sim heer
To Russia with his army
hätt er d'sach genau erwoge
Had he hought it over thoroughly
wär er z'korsika i d'lehr
He would have done an apprenticeship in Corsica
dr Napoleon möchti sy
Napoleon L would like to be
aber leider gsehn ig y
But unfortunately I have to admit
me isch für die grosse tate
For the big achievements
eifach immer echli z'gschyd
One is simply just a bit too intelligent
lang tuesch hin und här berate
Reconsidering time and again
und drum machsch se zletscht halt nid
And therefore in the end, the achievements are not made
geng we me sech s'richtig überleit
Thinking it through thoroughly
merkt me dass's nid geit...
One notices it does not work
i zum bischpil hätt es liedli
Me, for example, could have
chönne schreiben über das
Written a song, about what
won ig itz grad öich ha prichtet
I am telling you now,
grad e sones lied wie das
Just a song like this one
doch won i mers rächt ha überleit
However when I really considered it
hani gseh dass's gar nid geit
I noticed that it does not work