| Lerchengesang | The song of the lark | Lark Song |
| Wie lieblicher Klang, | Oh lovely sound | What a lovely sound, |
| o Lerche dein Sang! | of your song, oh lark | O lark, is your song! |
| er hebt sich, er schwingt sich in Wonne. | You rise and you swing in delight! | it rises, it soars in bliss. |
| Du nimmst mich von hier, | You take me away from here | You carry me away from here, |
| ich singe mit dir, | I'm singing with you | I sing with you, |
| wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne. | We're going op to the sun through the clouds! | we climb through clouds to the sun. |