Four elements, joined in
Harmonious strife,
Shadow the
world forth,
And typify life.
Into the goblet
The lemon's juice
pour;
Acid is ever
Life's innermost core.
Now, with the
sugar's
All-softening juice,
The strength of the acid
So burning
reduce.
The bright sparkling water
Now pour in the bowl;
Water
all-gently
Encircles the whole.
Let drops of the spirit
To join
them now flow;
Life to the living
Naught else can bestow.
Drain it
off quickly
Before it exhales;
Save when 'tis glowing,
The draught
naught avails.
By
( Friedrich Schiller )
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