by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868)
Translation © by Maggie Evans

Heimlichkeit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Mein Herz, o schließ dich ein! Es nahn die Weihestunden! 
Nur im Alleinesein hast du dich selbst gefunden.
Knospe der Frühlingszeit! verhüllt von weichem Mose ! 
Es blüht aus Heimlichkeit die allerschönste Rose!

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "En secret", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Maggie Evans) , "Secrecy", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Secret", copyright © 2016, (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.
Line count: 4
Word count: 32

Secrecy
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 My heart, o lock yourself up! The solemn hours approach!
 Only in solitude have you found yourself
 Springtime bud! covered in soft moss!
 The fairest of all roses blooms in secrecy

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 31