Translation

My life of smile
And my life of cry
Shall one day come to an end,
But not my life of hope.
My hope-life is a rope of sand.
Alas, I know it,
And yet I know it not.
Why do I waver so much?
Why do I see all around me
Fruitless and false love?
O Lord, only one desire I have:
May my sweet, eternal thirst
Find its proper place in You, for You.