My faithful TV is waiting for me.
I sit in my armchair
and gaze spellbound at the glowing screen.  

There all women are glorious as goddesses,
long-legged and full-breasted,
their eyes are azure like the sky.
There all men are like gladiators,
they all drive fast roadsters.  

There I get to know
how I shall live correctly;
there I'm told
what is the veritable truth:  

Which is the proper detergent;
how I can lose weight overnight;
where must I spend my luxurious holidays
at giveaway prices…  

I must simply and solely buy
this marvellous product;
this old, ugly thing of mine
I have to replace with a new one.  

All those splendid new gems
are waiting for me,
only and solely for me...
What am I waiting for?  

I'll stay here inside
Once and for all.
I have no use for the outer world.  

Yet – only one thing disturbs me:
the light and the noise from the street.
I have to close
that damned window and the shutters;
the ugly reality outside
insolently lies to me,
trying to deceive me.