by Jonas Love Almqvist (1793 - 1866)
Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Den lyssnande Maria
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Herre Gud vad det är vackert
att höra toner av en salig ängels mun
Herre Gud vad det är ljuvligt
att dö i toner och i sång

Stilla rinn o min själ i floden
i dunkla himmelska purpurfloden
Stilla sjunk o min sälla ande
i gudafamnen den friska goda

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  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Listening Mary", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Die lauschende Maria", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

Listening Mary
Language: English  after the Swedish (Svenska) 
Lord Almighty, how beautiful
to hear tones from a blessed angel’s lips.
Lord Almighty, how dulcet
to die when songs are sung.

Flow still, o my soul, on the stream
on the dark, heavenly, purple stream,
sink still, o my spirit and soul,
into God’s good and gracious arms.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 49