remyman612
Rising Star
youtube's algorithm lead me to this video, which I think is very touching, especially after I read the translated lyrics someone posted:
By the creek in summertime
In the morning of my life
Sat I beside a moaning wheel
And watched the water rise
Turns I to the water wheel and asks
Why do you cry?
To my surprise a moan rose up
And shared with me a sigh
I am troubled cried the wheel
I am troubled so I moan
Once a giant tree was I
With arms stretched to the sky
The wind kissed at my fingertips
And sang the song of life
A thousand years I grew and grew
And sang with all my might
I wished to bask forever
In the sun’s eternal light
Then the children of my mother came
And taught me about pain
They tore me from my mountainside
And cut me into planks
I am troubled, cried the wheel
I am troubled and I moan
They deemed me as a water wheel
And here I am to stay
And here I turn around and round
Every night and day
I lift the water from below
And turn and pour it high
But the river has forgotten me
For I am not alive
I am troubled cried the wheel
I am troubled and I moan
None attains his true desires
None of us can outrun time
It matters not what one acquires
None stays in this mortal life
There is no laughter in this story
My tale is one of grief and woe
The end for all is mandatory
never more will this tree grow
I am troubled cried the wheel
And that is why I moan
I am troubled cried the wheel
We all must die alone
By the creek in summertime
In the morning of my life
Sat I beside a moaning wheel
And watched the water rise
Turns I to the water wheel and asks
Why do you cry?
To my surprise a moan rose up
And shared with me a sigh
I am troubled cried the wheel
I am troubled so I moan
Once a giant tree was I
With arms stretched to the sky
The wind kissed at my fingertips
And sang the song of life
A thousand years I grew and grew
And sang with all my might
I wished to bask forever
In the sun’s eternal light
Then the children of my mother came
And taught me about pain
They tore me from my mountainside
And cut me into planks
I am troubled, cried the wheel
I am troubled and I moan
They deemed me as a water wheel
And here I am to stay
And here I turn around and round
Every night and day
I lift the water from below
And turn and pour it high
But the river has forgotten me
For I am not alive
I am troubled cried the wheel
I am troubled and I moan
None attains his true desires
None of us can outrun time
It matters not what one acquires
None stays in this mortal life
There is no laughter in this story
My tale is one of grief and woe
The end for all is mandatory
never more will this tree grow
I am troubled cried the wheel
And that is why I moan
I am troubled cried the wheel
We all must die alone