1. Be still, my wounds,
And hush, my sorrows,

2. The days of lament are gone,
And the age of madness is past.

3. The dawn has risen
Beyond the centuries.

4. In the ravines of ruin
I have buried my pain

5. And scattered my tears
To the winds of oblivion.

6. I have taken life
As a lute for music

7. To sing upon it
In the fields of time,

8. And melted my sorrows
In the beauty of existence,

9. And filled my heart
As a sanctuary for hymns,

10. And light and shade,
Dew drops and roses,

11. Passion and youth,
Hope and affection.

12. Be still, my wounds,
And hush, my sorrows,

13. The days of lament are gone
And the age of madness is past.

14. The dawn has risen
Beyond the centuries.

15. In my spacious heart
Is a temple of beauty

16. Built by life
With visions and dreams.

17. There I recited my prayers
In the sanctity of shades,

18. And burned incense
And lit candles.

19. The magic of life
Is everlasting, imperishable,

20. Why then complain
Of surrounding darkness?

21. The dawn comes
And seasons pass.

22. Spring shall come,
If spring is destined.

23. Be still, my wounds,
And hush, my sorrows,

24. The days of lament are gone,
And the age of madness is past.

25. The dawn has risen
Beyond the centuries.

26. Beyond the darkness,
And the roar of waters,

27. The dawn has called me,
And the spring of life,

28. What an invitation!
Its echo shook my heart.

29. I can no longer linger
In these lands.

30. Farewell, farewell,
O mountains of sorrow,

31. O mists of grief,
O ravines of hell,

32. My boat has sailed
Through the great unknown.

33. I spread my sails,
So farewell, farewell!