From a blackened sky A timid light breaks free Stars radiat afar To welcome thee As the halls infinitely Spread their dome and all is silent awe Dreams conjured By the moon-sorc'ress Into souls asleep And those nyght-alured Let the dark embalm me Step forth from the light Nyght absorbs a dirge Where freedom abides As the halls infinitely Spread their dome and all is silent awe As the day has tired me All my yearnings and desires Shall be received by stars and moon Like a child its sleep acquires Hands! - let loose from all ado Mind I bid thee- cease to ponder All my senses laid to rest Into slumbers gleeful wonder "Und die Seele unbewacht Will in freien Flügen schweben Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht Tief und tausendfach zu leben" (Hermann Hesse) So the soul can - unattended Soar in the freedom of its flight Living deep and thousandfold Within the magic realm of nyght