Night

We bless the sweet Night,

Whose fresh kiss frees us.

Under its veils we live

Without unrest or noise.

Devouring care flees,

The fragrance of the air intoxicates us;

We bless the sweet night

Whose fresh kiss frees us.

Pale dreamer pursued by a god,

Rest and close your book.

In the frost-white heavens

A stream of stars shivers and gleams,

We bless the sweet night.