'Pater Francesco,
Pater Francesco!' --
"Saget, was wollt Ihr vom Pater Francesco?"--
'Draußen steht eine arme Alte,
Die der Beichte sehr begehrt!' --
"Fort, fort, fort von meiner Höhle!
O Versuchung meiner Seele." --
'Pater Francesco,
Pater Francesco!' --
"Saget, was wollt Ihr vom Pater Francesco?"--
'Draußen steht eine arme Witwe,
Die der Beichte sehr begehrt!' --
"Fort, fort, fort von meiner Höhle!
O Versuchung meiner Seele." --
'Pater Francesco,
Pater Francesco!' --
"Saget, was wollt Ihr vom Pater Francesco?"--
'Draußen steht ein hübsches Mädchen,
Das der Beichte sehr begehrt!‘
"Laßt sie ein, o fromm Begehren!
Ja, die will ich Beichte hören."
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Gesammelte Werke von August Kopisch, Geordnet und herausgegeben von Freundes Hand, Dritte Auflage, Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1856, page 274.
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'Father Francesco,
Father Francesco!' --
"Tell me, what do you want from Father Francesco?" --
'Outside there stands a poor old woman,
Who has a great desire to have her confession heard! --
"Away, away, away from my cave!
Oh temptation of my soul."
'Father Francesco,
Father Francesco!' --
"Tell me, what do you want from Father Francesco?" --
'Outside there stands a poor widow,
Who has a great desire to have her confession heard! --
"Away, away, away from my cave!
Oh temptation of my soul."
'Father Francesco,
Father Francesco!' --
"Tell me, what do you want from Father Francesco?" --
'Outside there stands a pretty maiden,
Who has a great desire to have her confession heard! --
"Let her in, oh what a pious desire,
Yes, her confession I wish to hear."
