by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747)
Translation © by Hayden Muhl

Meine Seele hört im Sehen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Meine Seele
hört im Sehen,
Wie, den Schöpfer
zu erhöhen,
Alles jauchzet,
alles lacht.
Höret nur,
des erblühnden
Frühlings Pracht
Ist die Sprache der Natur,
Die uns deutlich
durchs Gesicht,
Allenthalben
mit uns spricht.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La meva ànima hi sent tot veient", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Hayden Muhl) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-01
Line count: 14
Word count: 34

My soul / hears by sight
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
My soul 
hears by sight, 
how, in order 
to exalt the Creator, 
everything cheers, 
everything laughs.
Hear now, 
the blooming 
Spring's splendour 
is the language of nature, 
that distinctly 
through the face, 
speaks to 
us everywhere.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 36