by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA
In diesen Wintertagen,
Nun sich das Licht verhüllt,
Laß uns im Herzen tragen,
Einander traulich sagen,
Was uns mit innerm Licht erfüllt.

Was milde Glut entzündet,
Soll brennen fort und fort,
Was Seelen zart verbündet,
Und Geisterbrücken gründet,
Sei unser leises Losungswort.

Das Rad der Zeit mag rollen,
Wir greifen kaum hinein,
Dem Schein der Welt verschollen,
Auf unserm Eiland wollen
Wir Tag und Nacht der sel'gen Liebe weih'n.

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  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In these winter days", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Consacrazione d'inverno", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Martin Zubiria) , "Consagración invernal", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 69