Die erste Stunde [English translation]

As long as I may live

I will remember before my eyes

The hour, the day and the moment

When they put you into my arm

Tinily and warmly for the first time

And into my heart as well

For just one moment

I understood the secret

And you were the answer to all questions

About the sense and the senselessness of the world

About the hope that keeps us up

In spite of all the obligations we endure

Not even a dozen breathings old

Still you had so much power

And all guidance for my life

You've had your place in here for so long

And you were able to take away

Or give anew its meaning

Never before in my life

I realized our powerlessness so clearly

All we can do is hope and fear

We're standing around helplessly

And aren't any good, but for silently Receiving this present gratefully

So I held you and it was accomplished

The long journey through the night

From the clear origin of all things

Did I cry or did I laugh

I felt as if around us tenderly

A breeze of fortune went through the room

Thas was when I understood the world

When I saw the cards of life

And I was part of the hour of creation

Once in life I could see widely

Over our own tinyness

Into the infinite round of the world