English poem
The Other Half
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
Not so, precisely do we view it;---- They with a thousand steps may do it;
But let them hasten as they can, With one long bound 'tis clear'd by man.
VOICES (above)
Come with us, come with us from Felsensee.
VOICES (from below)
Aloft to you we would mount with glee! We wash, and free from all stain are we, Yet barren evermore must be!