Am See

In des Sees Wogenspiele

Into the lake's play of waves,

Fallen durch den Sonnenschein

through the sunlight,

Sterne, ach, gar viele, viele,

stars, O so many stars,

Flammend leuchtend stets hinein.

fall ceaselessly, flaming, gleaming.

Wenn der Mensch zum See geworden,

If man becomes a lake,

In der Seele Wogenspiele

stars, O so many stars,

Fallen aus des Himmels Pforten

will fall from the gates of heaven

Sterne, ach, gar viele, viele.

into the play of waves within his soul.