The summer wind, came blowing in from across the sea
It lingered there so warm and fair to walk with me
All summer long we sang a song and then we strolled on golden sand
Two sweethearts and the summer wind

Like painted kites those days and nights went flying by
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky
Then softer than a piper man one day it called to you
And I lost you to the summer wind

The autumn wind and the winter wind have come and gone
And still the days, those lonely days, go on and on
And guess who sighs her lullabies through nights that never end
My fickle friend, the summer wind

Der sommerwind...

Music: Heinz Meier
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (translated from Hans Bradtke's original German lyrics).

Release history:

2020 09 26 · Online Release

Notes:

Originally released in German in 1965 as "Der Sommerwind" written by Heinz Meier with lyrics by Hans Bradtke. English lyrics were later written by Johnny Mercer. The first known recorded version in English was by Wayne Newton on his 1965 album of the same name.

Alphaville's cover was released on-line on 26 September 2020:
Vocals: Marian Gold
Machines: Bernhard Lloyd
Instruments: Blacky Schwarz-Ruszczynski