“I smile to the star that still shines in the sky,
To the sun that slowly rises out of the night
To the day that begins, to the enchanting birds,
I smile to world, and the world smiles to me.
I smile to the child that crosses my way,
I remember also all those who are hungry,
Those who live in misery, all over the planet,
Who have to face a war, who lost their mother.
If sometimes my smile is moistened by tears,
When I see the great pain that spreads over the world,
I shall still be smiling with tears in my eyes,
Smiling to life, smiling to death.
And one day when it is bitterly cold,
When even my footsteps will not leave any mark,
The never ending current of life’s energy,
Will carry me along and I will not look back.
The fear will no longer block my way,
My heart finally opens very wide,
Then I will become the smile of the earth,
Of the flowers, of the rain, and the sun, and the wind.
Then one day perhaps in a very small child,
I will open my eyes to the wonders of life,
And let them all loving, and let them all smiling,
I will continue this wonderful way.
And one day when it is bitterly cold,
When even my footsteps will not leave any mark,
The never ending current of life’s energy,
Will carry me along and I will not look back.
The fear will no longer block my way,
My heart finally opens very wide,
Then I will become the smile of the earth,
Of the flowers, of the rain, and the sun, and the wind.
Then one day perhaps in a very small child,
I will open my eyes to the wonders of life,
And let them all loving, and let them all smiling,
I will continue this wonderful way.”
