When I forget the narrow will of self,
The cosmic warmth that heralds summer's glory
Fills all my soul and spirit;
To lose myself in light
Is the command of spirit vision
And intuition tells me strongly:
O lose yourself to find yourself.
English translation by Ruth and Hans Pusch
Vergessend meine Willenseigenheit
Erfüllet Weltenwärme sommerkündend
Mir Geist und Seelenwesen;
Im Licht mich zu verlieren
Gebietet mir das Geistesschauen,
Und kraftvoll kündet Ahnung mir:
Verliere dich, um dich zu finden.
The Year Participated translation by Owen Barfield
Regardless of all individual willing,
telling of summer coming soon,
the Warmth that warms the worlds
my spirit and my soul is filling;
my spirit's penetrating gaze
tells me to lose myself into the light
and, `Lose thyself to find thyself'
I hear a voice within incessantly recite.
(provided with the kind permission of the Rudolf Steiner Press)