Shuttle to Bethlehem (Pendl do Betlema)

Shuttle To Bethlehem (Pendl do Betlema)
Lyrics: Robert Krestan. Translation: Ruth Ellen Gruber






I hear nothing, just a barking and a seagull´s cry.
Bells are wailing,
friars humming, and the crows whiz by
The whistle´s sizzling, even kissing
you sounds like a slap
Dies irae, all around the shrieks of pelicans.


Refrain:


But before I disappear, my dumb love,
Let me hitchhike for you while I
can.
Today I´m gone, on the shuttle train to Bethl´em,
Maybe soon, a taxi
to the promised land.


Your eyes tell me, you got everything you ever asked.
You´re driven crazy,
by my fear, my nakedness.
My heart is bleeding, the priest slashes with a
knife of stone;
Just like you, dear, just like you and you and you alone.


Refrain:


But before I disappear, my dumb love,
Let me hitchhike for you while I
can.
Today I´m gone, on the shuttle train to Bethl´em,
Maybe soon, a taxi
to the promised land.