Leb! [English translation]

Like the rose, shining in beauty,1

blooming in the morning sun,

steadily growing up towards the light -

never doubting its being.

You may grow, bloom, flourish like that,

the strength runs dry too early,

until, aware of the empty illusion,2

you lie on your deathbed one day.

[Chorus:]

Live! Live!

Before your longing3 dies,

before by the breath of the timeless one4

strength and flow run dry.

Give! Give,

all of your life force,

to the dreams of your heart,

to the vision of your free spirit.

Like the cattle, thinking itself

safe in the familiar herd,

never walking alone any part of the way,

the sight permanently fixed on the earth.

You may, timid and bent, creep

along your ways like that,

too far removed from lightness

to see true happiness.

[Chorus]

Like the bright sun,5

nourishing all life,

following its own path

bestowing us with its strength.

Follow your course

to the dark and to the light

until, in love and trust,

your flame6 of life goes out.

[Chorus]

1. lit. "shining beautiful"2. lit. "hollow shine"3. could also be translated as "passion"4. i.e. death5. or "As bright as the sun"; the following lines all refer to the sun6. lit. "light"