Oh, strange is this world
Well, still it seems
There's so far so much evil
And strange it is that since long ago
Man despises man.
Oh, strange this world
Of human affairs
Sometimes I'm ashamed to be in it
Oh, so oftena man can k**
With a bad word or still a knife.
But most people are of good will
I - thanks to them - believe
That this world should never, never die
And now, the time has come
The final time for hatred, for hatred
To destroy itself.