NIGHT FLIGHT

How many stars are above my head
The distance glides across the endless sky.
Also a bright night star
At this moment, you are flying somewhere.

I can't sleep in the dead of night.
I know, somewhere in the dark tired
Kilometers from point to point
You are at the helm this night.

Clouds are a flat field bottomless
They glimmer silvery under the moon.
Horizon on your train
The hopeless distance is spread out.

Do not close your eyes on a difficult flight,
So that people sleep peacefully on the way.
And the big dipper can
Behind the wing you happiness wishes.

Let your path be smooth and wide.
Night will pass and, again at dawn
Suddenly a ray of sunshine in the East
Unspeakable dawn will meet you.

I can't sleep in the quiet of this night.
I look up at the black-and-starry sky.
My dear fellow, the only pilot,
I'm with you now, wherever you are.

My faithful heart beating
The glide path will be your beacon.
And in a distant port of destination
Let yours be an easy landing