Die Drei Prüfungen [English translation]

Unrequited love drives the lad into the forest,

Where an old witch dwells, he soon finds her cottage

"Is there a powerful love spell, I'll do anything for it!"

"It requires you undergo three trials," she replies.

Bring me the hardest stone on Earth

Bring me the brightest ray of light,

Bring me the source of life,

Lose your burden1

On the search for stones, the young man roams into the country

But he never finds one that cannot be chipped by the hand of man.

After years of painstakingly searching, he was lying prostrate, tired and sick.

As he perceived in his unbroken will, that he himself was the hardest stone.

On the search for the light, he climbs in silent anguish,

But every hope is lost, he can't grab light from a ray of sun!

After years of painstaking climbing, he was lying prostrate, tired and sick.

As he perceived in a mirror that his eyes were the brightest light in the world.

Bring me the hardest stone on Earth

Bring me the brightest ray of light,

Bring me the source of life,

Lose your burden

He searches for the source of life, the domain of science2.

But the search is in vain, because Science can't create life.

After long years of study, he was lying prostrate, tired and sick,

As he perceived in his pure love the source of life.

He stands after years of madly searching, where he first set off,

"I've wanted to curse you so many times, behold, I've brought myself to you."

The old woman smiles with a pleasant look, her eyes gleaming bright with happiness:

"Go, you will find your peace, now return home with a quiet heart!"

Bring me the hardest stone on Earth

Bring me the brightest ray of light,

Bring me the source of life,

Lose your burden

1. "lösen" does not literally mean "lose" but the other definitions I found didn't seem to fit, and it seems to fit this context well enough.2. literally, "owned by science."