by
Hildegard Jone (1891 - 1963)
Sterne, Ihr silbernen Bienen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Sterne, Ihr silbernen Bienen
der Nacht um die Blume der Liebe!
Wahrlich der Honig aus ihr
hängt schimmernd an Euch.
Lasset ihn tropfen ins Herz,
in die goldene Wabe,
füllet sie an bis zum Rand.
Ach schon tropfet sie über,
selig und bis ans Ende mit
ewiger Süße durchtränkt.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Stars, you silvery bees", copyright ©
Researcher for this page: Hubert Schmid
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Stars, you silvery bees
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Stars, you silvery bees
of night, arrayed about the flowers of love!
Truly, your honey
hangs shimmering on you.
Let it drop into your heart,
into that golden honeycomb;
fill it to the brim.
It has already spilled over,
blissful and to the end,
eternally saturated with sweetness.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 49