Icarus:

“Like a poor worm on earth I lie.
What is above me way up high?
What is beyond that endless sky?
I ask, I think, I long, I sigh:
I want to try.

I will surpass the eagle‘s cry.
I do need wax, I do need wings, and then I‘ll fly.
My prudent father‘s warnings I deny.
I want to know the answer to all „why“:
I‘ll try.

The sun‘s my goal.
I am my body and my soul.
Man am I and no fluttering butterfly,
I take the risk, I am not shy,
I want to know and want to try…

Daedalus:

“Man is not God.
The sun is hot.
In fire and glory, Son, you‘ll die.“

Icarus:

“All men are mortal, death I do not fear.
Support me and sustain me, Father dear,
my chance is here, heaven is clear,
please help me, Father, for my aim is near.“

Daedalus:

„Consider sun and sea! Blessed be your end as was your birth.“

Icarus tried and flew and fell, and by his father he was buried in the earth.

Gisela Munz-Schmidt

It reminds me of TITAN, TITANIC and some other things……