Abrikoos

en zo leer je dan een ander mooi liedje kennen
dat je over het hoofd zag, een andere zangeres, 
en de beroemdste doedoekspeler samen met haar
op het podium van Eurosong

en dat de abrikoos de boom is waaraan dat instrument
zijn wonderlijke klank ontleent, boom van wijsheid en 
geneeskunst: zo zou Confucius "taught his students in 
a forum surrounded by the wood of apricot trees"...

Many, many years ago,
When I was a little child,
Mama told me you should know,
Our world is cruel and wild,
But to make your way through cold and heat
Love is all that you need

I believed her every word,
More than anything I heard
But I was too scared to lose my fun
I began to cry a lot
And she gave me apricots
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun

Apricot stone,
Hidden in my hand
Given back to me
From the motherland
Apricot stone,
I will drop it down
In the frozen ground
I’ll just let it make its round

Now I see the northern stars
Shining brightly in the storm
And I’ve got an avatar
Of my love to keep me warm
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
They may blow
They can’t win

May the winter stay away
From my harvest night and day
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
Grow my tree up to the sky,
Once I waved my home goodbye
I just wanna go back to my roots

Apricot stone...