Ich singe der Kraft, die die Erde erhält
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ich singe der Kraft, die die Erde erhält,
Die Schönes mit Schönem geeinet,
Ihr dienen die Götter, ihr beugt sich die Welt,
Ihr Eigenthum ist, was erscheinet.
Ich singe der Macht, die in Blumen erblüht,
Die Samen zu Samen beweget,
Die zart auf den duftigen Wangen erglüht,
Die Herzen im Sturme erreget.
Ich singe dem Gott, der mit schwirrendem Pfeil
Nur endlos Verwirrungen stiftet,
Der Alles bezwinget, zum Fluch und zum Heil
Erwecket, verwundet, vergiftet.
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Confirmed with: Carmen Sylva, Sappho, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1880, page 55.
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I sing to the power that sustains the...
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
I sing to the power that sustains the earth,
That unites beauty with the beautiful,
The gods serve [this power], the world bows down before it,
It owns everything that appears.
I sing to the force that blooms in flowers,
That moves seed to seed,
That glows gently upon scented cheeks,
That causes storms within hearts.
I sing to the god that with twanging arrow
Causes only endless confusion,
Who conquers everything, to be a curse and a blessing
Awakens, wounds, poisons.
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