Stille Wasser [English translation]

I want to drink this water

It ought to be my mirror

I want to sink in it

In my still water

It pulls me into the depths

Off into her lap

I've already lost myself

It will never let me go

Still waters are so deep;

Yearning is like heavy wine.

If one dives off into them,

nothing will be as it was before.

Still waters are so deep,

are so clear and cold and pure.

Whoever drinks of this water,

shall be lost within it.

And should I find something,

which nobody before me saw,

then I will hide it

in the water, deep and clear

In the depth's intoxication

I want to lose myself

And kiss your soul

And touch it

Still waters are so deep;

Yearning is like heavy wine.

If one dives off into them,

nothing will be as it was before.

Still waters are so deep,

are so clear and cold and pure.

Whoever drinks of this water,

shall be lost within it.