Shepherd's song
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Up here in lonely heights
Surrounded by the blue of heaven,
Lulled by rustling breezes,
I rest here in the blooming meadow:
Around me the lambs are encamped in the green,
The sound of the flute resounds,
And shining in the glinting sunlight
Wandering birds pass by!
They fly to far-off lands,
Far off in the endless world!
I gladly pass the time up here
Under the blue canopy!
Separated from humanity below,
From care and resentment and pain,
My calm heart is satisfied
By the blessed peace up here!
Out of blessed days slipping by
Does Life weave itself;
Stormy waves do not beat
Upon us up here!
Piously the silver flock grazes
In the green, flowering land,
The muddled misery of the world
Does not disturb this sacred shore.