I know thee as my God and stand apart
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
I know thee as my God and stand apart --
I do not know thee as my own and come closer.
I know thee as my father
and bow before thy feet --
I do not grasp thy hand as my friend's.
I stand not where thou comest down
and ownest thyself as mine,
there to clasp thee to my heart
and take thee as my comrade.
Thou art the Brother amongst my brothers,
but I heed them not,
I divide not my earnings with them,
thus sharing my all with thee.
In pleasure and in pain I stand not by the side of men,
and thus stand by thee.
I shrink to give up my life,
and thus do not plunge into the great waters of life.
Translation(s): GER
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title unknown, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Ich weiß, du bist mein Gott und steh...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Ich weiß, du bist mein Gott und steh abseits -
ich weiß, du bist nicht mein und trete näher.
Ich weiß, dass du mein Vater bist
und neige mich zu deinen Füßen -
Ich greife nicht nach deiner Hand, als wärst ein Freund du mir.
Ich steh nicht, wo du kommst herab
und dich als mich erkennst,
um dich dann dort ans Herz zu drücken
und dir Gefährte sein.
Du bist d e r Bruder unter meinen Brüdern,
doch acht’ ich ihrer nicht
und teile meinen Lohn mit ihnen nicht,
auf dass ich alles teil’ mit dir.
In Freud und Leid steh ich nicht bei den Menschen,
um so bei dir zu stehn.
Mein Leben scheue ich dahinzugeben,
und falle daher nicht ins große Meer des Lebens.
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