How close the light is to us

Een Bijdrage voor de QfWf-Ontmoetingsdag 2025

Vertaling uit het Roemeens door Madelina Hristache

We are not born old, but we are born as children,
How close the light is to us.

And to school, when tiny, we walk alone, little ones,
How close the light is to us.

We grow up then, we learn new things,
How close the light is to us.

And friends, then love comes for the two of us,
How close the light is to us.

Hidden among the flowers, we write sad letters,
How close the light is to us.

Tears sometimes fall like flower petals,
How close the light is to us.

We wake up one day, we with our own children,
How close the light is to us.

And when the star in our dream, look, sadly faded,
How far away the light is from us.

All that remains of us is this song, and then,
We search for the light among the stars.

Gezongen en gespeeld op gitaar door Madelina Hristache op de QfWf-Ontmoetingsdag 22 november 2025