the man in the long coat
was waiting for the nightboat
the woman with the suitcase, the bag
looked sideways and thought:
'there stands Death'
the man in the long coat
lifted his hat and it was
like an angel who spoke
fallen from the highest roof
and his wing broke
and his wing broke

to the north through the ice
the man with the cold hand asked
'where ends this long journey?'
the woman said:
'at the other side in Finland,
but where are you and who are you?'
a voice from the shadow of the hat:
'I'm a man you only meet once'
and his wing broke
and his wing broke in two
just like the ice in the frozen sea

fountain of Geneva
the station in Helsinki
the 'melkweg' in Amsterdam
I was everywhere when you came
the man in the long coat
we both know wat it was like
from city to city
walked the fire
but now broken wings
and his wing broke
and his wing broke

and his wing broke
and his wing broke in two
like the ice in the frozen sea