Dornenreich des meeres atmen

It breathes the same way you breathe the sea,
But always - so hardly recognized -
Distantly created your own hand,
No, you never went ashore with yourself...< br/>Strength became a boat and desire set out to sea
With cracked sails and shining feathers
Now you row hard and search in the sea,
What else watches over your own jetty ,
But all the lines have long since been cut
And that beach has been completely forgotten
Far out there now in black waters
Has the sun burned you badly
There your ego is looking for it, it is looking for a you,
Brings it on board and kisses the shadow,
But the you causes the boat to capsize
And helps the self to finally find,< br/>What the ego of fear never succeeded in
The ego - separated from the self and addicted -
Only giving up remains in the end,
Where, on the other hand, the self becomes everything,
What here always is
It breathes just like you the sea
[English translation:]
[The Ocean's Breath]
The ocean, it breathes just like you
Yet always and rarely known
Farness opened up by your own hand
No, you never went ashore at yourself ...
Power became a boat, and wish put to sea,
With brittle sails and gleaming feathers
Now you row severely, searching the sea
For what keeps watch at your own jetty
Yet all ropes are long-science severed
And that beach is all forgotten
Far out on blackened waters
Where the sun has burned you badly
Your I is seeking the Thou,
Taking it aboard to kiss the shadow,
Yet the Thou capsizes the boat
And helps the self to finally find
What evaded the ego of fear
The ego, cut off from the self and addicted,
Needs to give in in the end ,
While the devoted self becomes all
That is always here
The ocean, it breathes just like you