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Ich treibe auf des Lebens Meer, Ich sitze gemuth in meinem Kahn, Nicht Ziel, noch Steuer hin und her, Wie die Strömung reißt, wie die Winde gahn. Eine selige Insel sucht der Wahn, Doch eine ist es nicht. Du lande gläubig überall an, Wo sich Wasser an Erde bricht.
Note: Schubert received Senn's poem in handwritten form. Senn did not publish it in any printed edition.
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Ajelehdin elämän merellä, istun mukavasti veneessäni, ei päämäärää, peräsintäkään, sinne ja tänne, minne virtaus käy, minne tuulet menevät. Harha etsii autuasta saarta, kuitenkaan sitä ei ole. Nouse luottavaisena maihin kaikkialla, missä vesi murtuu maahan.
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