(Lyrics below)(Original Liedtext)

Erobique & Jacques Palminger (Album: Songs for Joy)

What makes you shine?

I love the dreamers, the pioneering spirits,
who recognize seeds everywhere they turn
who don´t take failure too seriously
and always acknowledge the positive.

Not those who already know the future by heart
and regard enthusiasm as naivety.
Not those who dress up their old fears as good advice
and slap them around your face.

The radiance of my eyes is my duty to life,
what makes you shine?

I love those who try out every new idea
playing tricks on experiences,
who navigate through misfortune unspoiled
and who’s eyes beam when they ask.

Not those who think its not worth it,
who have always already known,
who say ‘it doesn´t make a difference really’
and who have buried their curiosity under excuses.

The radiance of my eyes is my duty to life,
what makes you shine?

I love those who are still in awe
about the flower on the junk,
who rather live now than tomorrow
and take a mighty leap out of all daily grind.

Not those who drown all energy
with their ‘maybes’ and ‘sometimes’
and who embalmed themselves entirely
with grey gloom.

The radiance of my eyes is my duty to life,
what makes you shine?