| ECCE HOMO | ECCE HOMO |
| Friedrich Nietzsche | tr. Brian Cole |
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Ja! Ich weiss, woher ich stamme! Ungesättigt gleich der Flamme Glühe und verzehr' ich mich. Licht wird alles, was ich fasse, Kohle alles, was ich lasse. Flamme bin ich sicherlich! |
Oh yes! I know from where I came! Unsatisfied just like the flame I glow and I consume myself. What I touch becomes pure light, What I leave are ashes white. Surely I am flame itself! |
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Trans. Copyright © Brian Cole, 2001