And the sun undertakes its long ride
Circling the earth,
And the little stars said: we shall come with you
Around the earth;
And the sun scolded them: you are staying home,
For I would burn out your little golden eyes
On my fiery ride circling the earth.

  And the little stars went to the dear moon
In the night,
And they said: you, who sits enthroned upon clouds
In the night,
Let us wander with you, for your gentle shining
Would never burn out our little eyes,
And he took them along, comrades of the night.

  Welcome now, little stars and dear moon,
In the night!
You understand that which lives silently in my heart
In the night.
Come and set the heavenly lights aglow,
So that I may rhapsodize and play along
In the amiable games of the night.