For a Far-off Friend
A Far-off friend
Hot African sun
is shining on burning sand.
Someone is sitting there
under a palm tree,
someone who once was our friend.
He was, he is, he will be,
´cause real friendship
doesn´t have an end.
Therefore, my dear,
I hope you understand:
wherever you may be,
even if the endless ocean
and vast land
lie between you and me,
like a big, branching tree
true friendship
will always grow.
If its roots are in the hearts
of people who don´t pretend,
it never melts
like snow.