Translator: Katie Lavin Reviewer: Nadine Hennig
(Guitar music)
♪ Come with me, we'll go ♪
♪ Somewhere and then ♪
♪ We'll look up and watch ♪
♪ The clouds ♪
♪ I'll take you by the hand ♪
♪ And pull you behind me ♪
♪ I wonder ♪
♪ Why is it so difficult ♪
♪ I think you no longer want it ♪
♪ It's your nature ♪
♪ To be so difficult for everyone to read ♪
♪ If I can't understand it ♪
♪ How does it feel for you ♪
♪ And then when you go ♪
♪ I look at you ♪
♪ I see it is all broken ♪
♪ All that was promised at the beginning ♪
♪ It's again cloudy with sunny days in between ♪
♪ The clouds move on ♪
(Applause)
Thank you.
Good afternoon.
My name is Alin Coen and I'm going to perform three songs,
so I've got two more to go.
Yeah, the next song is about letting go.
It's called (German) Festhalten, it means 'to hold on,'
but it is about letting go.
(Guitar music)
♪ I hold you tightly in my arms ♪
♪ And feel your warm breath on my neck ♪
♪ And I wonder ♪
♪ Do I even love you or do I like you ♪
♪ Why is it such a coincidence ♪
♪ That the affection is unbalanced ♪
♪ I'm confused myself about my feelings ♪
♪ I hold on tight yet keep cool ♪
♪ And I don't know when the ice will finally break ♪
♪ I don't like how things are now ♪
♪ Hey, you're crying ♪
♪ And I remain silent and ask myself why ♪
♪ It's not clear to me what the catch is ♪
♪ I actually think you're wonderful ♪
♪ Yes, I've noticed I'm enchanted by you ♪
♪ As long as being close to you doesn't overwhelm me ♪
♪ Unfortunately I don't feel the same as you do ♪
♪ I want to open up and yet I'm closed ♪
♪ I don't know how I can change that ♪
♪ I hold you tight and look at you ♪
♪ And I like looking into your eyes ♪
♪ And I can't even understand myself ♪
♪ Hey, you're crying ♪
♪ And I feel mean ♪
♪ I don't like being this way ♪
♪ I hold you tight in my arms ♪
♪ And feel your warm breath on my neck ♪
♪ So I wonder ♪
♪ Do I even love you or do I like you ♪
(Applause)
Thank you.
It's a pleasure to be here, and a pleasure to listen to the speakers.
And I'm going to stay here probably for another day to hear everything.
This is the last song.
It's called (German) "The Last Song."
(Guitar music)
♪ This is definitely the last song ♪
♪ That I'll write for you ♪
♪ Because I'm heading to new shores ♪
♪ Otherwise I'll be left behind ♪
♪ I've tried to understand you for a long time ♪
♪ I have to occupy myself with new things ♪
♪ Because now we're going separate ways ♪
♪ And it's time to let you go ♪
♪ I won't yearn for you♪
♪ I'll write a new song ♪
♪ I won't mention you anymore ♪
♪ And I won't look back ♪
♪ This is definitely ♪
Hello.
I'll just practice a bit.
That's no good. I'll just keep on plucking.
♪ This is definitely the last song ♪
♪ That I'll write for you ♪
♪ Because so much happens around me ♪
♪ There are still other things ♪
♪ I won't yearn for you ♪
♪ I'll write a new song ♪
♪ I won't mention you anymore ♪
♪ And I won't look back ♪
♪ These are really the last lines ♪
♪ That I'll write to you ♪
♪ This last song should stay with you ♪
♪ Until I write a new one ♪
Thank you. (Applause)
Stephan Balzer: Alin Coen!
Alin, thank you for taking the time to come over, it was great.
She's a very young artist. Your first album...
AC: Did you say very young?
SB: How many do you have out? AC: One.
SB: One. OK, so the first album. When did it come out?
AC: Last year, in August. SB: Last year. OK. And it's called?
AC: "Who are you?" SB: "Who are you?"
Actually, a good question for our conference. We're very happy you came.
AC: Me too.
SB: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
(Applause) Thank you.