Cilvēks nav vientuļa sala
No man is a lonely island
Mēs esam gaismas tuneļa galā
We're the light at the end of the tunnel,
Klauni, kas tīko pēc slavas
Clowns that encroach on fame
Vai arī vienkārši vīri, kas darbu dara
Or, also, simple men doing their job,
Bākas, kas piekrastē mirgo
Beacons shining on the seashore,
Un satraukti jātnieki zirgos
And excited soldiers on horseback
Lai piepildās kam sen jau bija jānotiek
Let what might have already happened come true
Pirms sardzes torņos jaunu trauksmi jūt
Before the tower guard feels a new alarm
Bet par to zēnu, kas sit skārda bungas
But you can, if you wish, become again
Tu, ja vien vēlies, atkal vari kļūt
The boy who plays the tin drum
Gājputni lido garām baros
Migrating birds fly by in flocks
Mēs esam ieroči mēmi, kad apkārt karo
We're silent weapons when there's a war going on around us,
Piestātnes plūdos un palos
Harbours during floods and freshets,
Un mātes ar krūti, kas bērnus baro
And mothers breast feeding children
Lai piepildās kam sen jau bija jānotiek
Let what might have already happened come true
Pirms sardzes torņos jaunu trauksmi jūt
Before the tower guard feels a new alarm
Bet par to zēnu, kas sit skārda bungas
But you can, if you wish, become again
Tu, ja vien vēlies, atkal vari kļūt
The boy who plays the tin drum