Heaven and Earth

As the bold treetops strive upward

Towards the light on high,

As the ancient peaks of the mountains

Soar within the clouds of the heavens,

As in May the flowers of the meadow

Seem to dissolve with the blue of the ether,

As the autumnal glow of the forests

Smoulders in the light of dawn,

Oh, thus you are related to each other,

Heaven, you, and mother earth.

I gladly bear my earthly fetters

Since I know that I shall someday belong to you, oh Heaven.