Kes meeldida tahab, peab roomama,
'jah' teldes 'ei' peab mtlema,
mis teine tahab, peab tegema,
peab ahelaid kandma ja - tnama!
Peab kandma lpmata palju veel,
peab tundma, kuidas tal murdub meel,
peab kummardama kulla eel -
peab nuttes naeratama veel.
Ja kes ei taha, ei meelita ta,
ei taha, ei taha, ei tahagi ta!
Vaid klmalt elugi pakub ka -
tal enesel katsutaks' meeldida!
Ja jb ta ndki veel muutmata,
ta te-armastus puut'mata,
ks peab nd kahest sndima:
ta peab nd tusma ehk langema!
[In Front of the Mirror (Juhan Liiv)]
Who wants to be liked must crawl,
must think 'no' while saying 'yes',
must bide the will of others,
wear shackles and render thanks,
must bear so much more,
feel their will break,
must bow before gold
and smile while weeping, too.
And those who don't won't flatter,
don't want to, they wont; and they won't,
while coldly even life offers an option
that they themselves be liked.
And still they remain unchanged,
and the love of truth remains pristine
and one or the other must happen now '
they must either stand or fall.
This lyric was posted anonymously. Not yet confirmed by Book of Metal.
