diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
index e69de29..77e8d97 100644
--- a/depends.txt
+++ b/depends.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+intllib?
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 300778a..969dd78 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+local S
+if (minetest.get_modpath("intllib")) then
+	dofile(minetest.get_modpath("intllib").."/intllib.lua")
+	S = intllib.Getter(minetest.get_current_modname())
+else
+	S = function ( s ) return s end
+end
+
 hb = {}
 
 hb.hudtables = {}
@@ -425,8 +433,8 @@ end
 
 --register built-in HUD bars
 if minetest.setting_getbool("enable_damage") or hb.settings.forceload_default_hudbars then
-	hb.register_hudbar("health", 0xFFFFFF, "Health", { bar = "hudbars_bar_health.png", icon = "hudbars_icon_health.png", bgicon = "hudbars_bgicon_health.png" }, 20, 20, false)
-	hb.register_hudbar("breath", 0xFFFFFF, "Breath", { bar = "hudbars_bar_breath.png", icon = "hudbars_icon_breath.png" }, 10, 10, true)
+	hb.register_hudbar("health", 0xFFFFFF, S("Health"), { bar = "hudbars_bar_health.png", icon = "hudbars_icon_health.png", bgicon = "hudbars_bgicon_health.png" }, 20, 20, false)
+	hb.register_hudbar("breath", 0xFFFFFF, S("Breath"), { bar = "hudbars_bar_breath.png", icon = "hudbars_icon_breath.png" }, 10, 10, true)
 end
 
 local function hide_builtin(player)
diff --git a/locale/de.txt b/locale/de.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08b8355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locale/de.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Health = Leben
+Breath = Atem
diff --git a/locale/template.txt b/locale/template.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8aff8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locale/template.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Health
+Breath