I'm drowning in melancholy Surrounded by stifling gloom Slowly I fade away I'm waiting for my imminent doom Burning in the abyss The abyss of despair Our world is full of imperfection Let me awake from this nightmare My life is insufficient As well as the world Parviscient and perishable Not even a footnote in history I feel the emptiness in me There's no earthly glory Es ist alles eitel Wohin du auch blickst Everything will die and rot When the time has come Soll denn das Spiel der Zeit Der leichte Mensch bestehen? Als schlechte Nichtigkeit Burning in the abyss The abyss of despair Our world is full of imperfection Let me awake from this nightmare But I can't run away from My deep, dark depression Weltschmerz Weltschmerz