"Light and Warmth" by Friedrich Schiller

Translation

The better soul enters the world
With faith placed in the Good within,
He yearns to see the same unfurled
Without, and vanquish every sin.
So will he ever strive and yearn
To stand by Truth at every turn.

Alas, the littleness that is the world!
How narrow are its winding ways.
He strives among its wayward spheres
To penetrate the worldly haze.
But, coldly searchi…