Nachtlied

Quellende, schwellende Nacht,

Voll von Lichtern und Sternen:

In den ewigen Fernen,

Sage, was ist da erwacht!

Herz in der Brust wird beengt,

Steigendes, neigendes Leben,

Riesenhaft fühle ich′ s weben,

Welches das meine verdrängt.

Schlaf, da nahst du dich leis,

Wie dem Kinde die Amme,

Und um die dürftige Flamme

Ziehst du den schützenden Kreis.

Translation

night song

Fountaining, swelling night,

filled up by lights and stars:

in a distance, so infinite,

reveal what`s awakened so far!

Heart in the chest is tightened,

the rising, the ebbing life,

this giant-like intertwining

i feel, as it replaces mine.

Sleep, there you silently came,

just like a nurse to the child.

around this so pitiful flame

a protective circle you filed.

Thanks! ❤
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cigany on 2022-09-05

Author's comments:

not completely literal, sorry. i wanted to keep rhythm and a sort of rhyme. but the meaning is unchanged.

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