Hätte Gott mich anders gewollt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hätte Gott mich anders gewollt,
So hätte er mich anders gebaut;
Da er mir aber Talent gezollt,
Hat er mir viel vertraut.
Ich brauch es zur Rechten und Linken,
Weiß nicht, was daraus kommt;
Wenns nicht mehr frommt,
Wird er schon winken.
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Talent", copyright © 1990, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
Talent
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Had God wanted me otherwise,
He would have made me different;
But He accorded me talent,
Because He trusted me.
I need it on all sides,
for I do not understand, what comes from it.
When nothing more is needed,
He will beckon me.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 44
