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Einstürzende Neubauten

:: chrysantemum ::



for you im a chrysantemum

supernova, urgent star



:: astera compositae ::



for you i'll be a dandelion

a thousand flowerettes in the sky

or just a drop in the ocean



if you know my name

don't speak it out

it holds a power - as before



:: liliacea ::



a lily of the valley

a flower of saron



:: helianthus annus ::



for you i even be a sunflower

do you hear my enlightening laughter?

another reason to cut off an ear



you know my name, do you not?

don't say it

for it is sacred, immovable - frozen



:: rosa, anemone et nymphea alba ::



i'll even be a waterlily,

a marygold, a rose

or a little thistle



:: euphorbia ::



a blue dahlia, a black tulip

that's where opinions differ

the scholars disagree



my name, should you know it

remains unspeakable

and is spoken - malediction