When you leave - When du gehst (Deutsch diesmal weiter unten)

 

Writing, photography, drawing – these are all ways I express my inner self. But music has always been the dream slumbering within me: to transform everything I feel into sound.

I'm musical, I play a little guitar, and I love to sing, yet for a long time, this desire remained just a quiet thought. Until now.

Today, this dream has become a reality: My first song, "when you leave – wenn du gehst", is finished. 

A text I wrote years ago now lives through melody and voice – and I can finally share it with you.

© [2025] [Arno Burgi] All rights reserved

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Schreiben, fotografieren, zeichnen – all das sind Wege, wie ich mein Inneres ausdrücke. Doch Musik war immer der Traum, der in mir schlummerte: alles, was ich fühle, in Klang zu verwandeln.

Ich bin musikalisch, spiele ein wenig Gitarre, und singe sehr gerne, und doch blieb der Wunsch lange nur ein leiser Gedanke. Bis jetzt.

Heute ist dieser Traum Wirklichkeit geworden: Mein erster Song "when you leave – wenn du gehst" ist fertig. Ein Text, den ich vor Jahren geschrieben habe, lebt nun durch Melodie und Stimme – und ich kann ihn endlich mit euch teilen.

© [2025] [Arno Burgi] All rights reserved-

“When You Leave” 

Song by Arno Burgi

When you leave,

who will feel your silence?

Will the world keep turning

or pause for your absence?

When you leave,

will you take a piece of me?

Or leave a gentle light

hanging in the air?

Does anyone really know

the weight of love we give?

Can the heart learn to rest

and let the soul forgive?

When you leave,

is it time to say goodbye?

Or will it hurt someone

who cannot let you fly?

When you leave,

who will remember your name?

If love remains,

no one truly fades away…

When you leave,

what will remain of life?

A smile shared quietly,

a memory held inside.

When you leave,

did your journey have meaning?

Or will the echoes of your heart

keep singing unseen?

Does the sky watch over us

and understand our steps?

Will someone up above

shed tears for what we’ve left?

When you leave,

will it be rest or longing?

Who will feel it

in the quiet of their chest?

When you leave,

love will follow you…

Because the truth remains:

no one ever truly disappears.

And if I meet you again

in another dream, another dawn,

I know what came to love

can never be undone.

When you leave,

will someone smile?

Because the love that stays

will always follow you.

When you leave,

time will move on…

But those who carry you in their hearts

will never let you go.

© [2025] [Arno Burgi] All rights reserved