Lange Schatten [English translation]

She gets out of the morning chill,

drags the bright light above,

covers the land in fog;

birdsong reaches my ear.

As the mists unravel,

the green forest shines on me;

and from the distance you see it flickering

when the sun shines on high.

But then she sweeps around,

gives me her warm hand

because it blows from abroad,

long shadows over the land.

Let her sink her spears,

and her sharp stare will soften

Then coveted from all corners,

in the wolves' shadow empire.

Can I ask her to stay,

when the long night begins,

and the winter already steers

his steps in our direction.