Rest
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
Anchor your flight, o winging birds,
To summer's many-nested trees;
And stars, throw down your silver cords
That bind you deeply to the seas.
There may be then one low-built shore
Where our unquiet minds find rest,
Such as the star knows in the deep
And the sleeping bird in the nest.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Ruh'", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 52