Versa est in luctum
Language: Latin
Our translations: DUT FIN
Versa est in luctum cithara mea
et organum meum in vocem flentium.
Parce mihi, Domine,
nihil enim sunt dies mei.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Ton Rooijmans) , "Mijn harp is afgestemd op rouw", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 20
Niin muuttui kanteleeni soitto...
Language: Finnish (Suomi)  after the Latin
Niin muuttui kanteleeni soitto valitukseksi
ja huiluni sävel itkun ääneksi.
Säästä minua, Herra,
sillä tuulen henkäystä ovat minun päiväni.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 19