Awaken!

Why do you stand there

brooding with fear?

Ah, so long

does love stay awake!

Do you hear the ringing

all around?

The birds are singing

with such sweet sounds.

Soft leaves are sprouting

from the rigid branches,

Life is flowing

through bough and twig.

Little drops are gliding

from the forest hollows,

The brook leaps

with abundant strength.

The heavens bow

towards the clear waves,

The blueness

is wondrously revealed,

A bright flourish

of shape and sound,

An endless yielding

to endless impulse.

Why do you stand there

brooding with fear?

Ah, so long

does love stay awake!