Amongst these streams I recognised our faithful travelling companion, the Hansbach, coming to lose its little volume quietly in the mighty sea, just as if it had done nothing else since the beginning of the world.
Onder die beken herkende ik onze getrouwe reisgezellin, de Hans-beek, die zich rustig in zee stortte, alsof zij nooit iets ander gedaan had sedert de schepping der wereld.