Von nun an ging's bergab

歌詞

I came to the world on a cold winter's day Sneezed three times, it must have been hay My father was livid, he wanted a son I took a look round and said to the nun: From here on it gets rough At first I found I had little to do They allowed me to grow a room with a view But after awhile they hit on a plan It's time to start learning, the trouble began From here on it got rough At fifteen I had a dream, which I found very clever I wanted to act, mama said: no, never! My father said: out! – I was already gone And followed the call: the show must go on From here on it got rough My talents were spotted, producers were proud And gave me those parts where you stand in the crowd When the star became ill I stepped in like a shot And someone from film signed me up on the spot From here on it got rough I played all the good parts and sometimes the bad And sometimes a fig leaf was all that I had And Hollywood said it would certainly die If I didn't come soon so I went – aye, aye, aye… From here on it got rough But now I was famous, I had made it at last And happily back to the scene of my past I received a big prize, had my name in "Who's Who" But after a flop that name was taboo From here on it got rough At first I was hurt, I thought it was wrong Then somebody heard me singing a song I told him: I couldn't, but he said, yes you can So that's how this latest torment began A change was overdue: From here it's rough on you