On many an idle day
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
On many an idle day
have I grieved over lost time.
But it is never lost, my lord.
Thou hast taken every moment of my life
in thine own hands.
Hidden in the heart of things
thou art nourishing
seeds into sprouts,
buds into blossoms,
and ripening flowers into fruitfulness.
I was tired and sleeping on my idle bed
and imagined all work had ceased.
In the morning I woke up
and found my garden full with wonders of flowers.
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
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An manchem Tag der Muße
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
An manchem Tag der Muße
gedachte kummervoll ich der verlornen Zeit.
Doch ist sie nie verloren, Herr.
Denn jeden Augenblick in meinem Leben
birgst du in deinen Händen.
Im Herzen ihres Seins verborgen
hegst und ernährst du sie -
die Saat zum Sproß,
die Knosp’ zur Blüt’,
die Blüte zur ergieb’gen Frucht.
Müd ruhte ich auf meinem Bett der Muße
und wähnte alle Arbeit eingestellt.
Als ich am Morgen dann erwachte,
entdeckt’ ich meinen Garten voll der Blütenwunder.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 77