| Original | Traduzione inglese di Gershon Kingsley da Voices From The Shadow. |
| SEGEN DER NACHT | NIGHT BLESSING |
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| Ich bin, Geliebte, Gottes schmaler Spiegel, | I am, beloved, God’s small mirror |
| In den er blickt, eh' er zur Ruhe geht. | into which He glances at the end of the day. |
| Mein Herz ist seines Ringes rotes Siegel, | My heart is His red signet ring |
| Das er dem Abend aufprägt, eh' er ganz verweht. | that He stamps upon the evening before it wafts away. |
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| Ich bin, Geliebte, Gottes Silberschale, | I am, beloved, God’s silver chalice |
| Aus der er oft des Schlummers Rotwein trinkt, | from which He often drinks the ruby wine of sleep. |
| Von deren tiefem Grunde wie aus einem Tale | From its depths, as from a valley on the pale moon, |
| Des bleichen Monds das Lied der Schwermut klingt. | resounds a melancholy song, so sad, so deep. |
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| Ich war, Geliebte, Gottes stummer Spiegel. | I once was, beloved, God’s silent mirror; |
| Nun sing ich in der Ferne leise Lieder | now, from far away, I sing soft lute songs to you |
| Zur Laute dir, wenn rings die Sterne steigen. | as all the stars ascend. |
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| Mein Herz war Gottes abendrotes Siegel. | My heart was once God’s sunset-red seal; |
| Nun spricht er zu mir aus der Sterne Schweigen: | Now He speaks to me from the silence of the stars: |
| “in meinem Garten sehet ihr euch wieder...” | “In my garden you shall meet again ...” |
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