English translations of Vier Lieder, opus 20
by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940)
Nichts andres haben wir zu tun, Als daß wir vor dem Heilandkind Auf frommen Knieen betend ruhn. Die wir der Jungfrau Diener sind. Sieh, unser Dienst ist leicht und zart. Wir atmen still im grünen Land Der schönen Mutter Gegenwart. Und selig werden wir genannt. Und selig wirst auch du, o Christ, Der du voll dunkler Sehnsucht bist, Wenn du der Schönsten dich ergibst Und keine andre liebst.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Assistono diversi santi", written 1914
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There is nothing else for us to do Than to rest, praying, upon bent knees Before the Saviour-Child, We who are the servants of the Virgin. See, our servitude is easy and gentle. We breathe quietly in the green land Of the presence of the radiant Mother. And we are called blessed. And blessed will you be, too, oh Christian, You who are full of dark yearning, When you yield yourself to the most beautiful one And love no other.
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