The friend

He who can sleep upon the waves

is a gently lulled infant,

who knows nothing of life's depths

and is blind from sweet dreams.

But he whom the storms grab

for their wild dance and festival,

whom, high upon the dark streets

abandons the false world,

he learns to move bravely

through the night and navigate the cliffs -

he learns to steer the helm

with a confident and serious mind.

He is of authentic heart,

tried by joy and pain;

he believes in God and the stars -

this man shall be my helmsman!