In the midst of thousands
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE
There I was in the midst of thousands, and yet a perfect stranger;
without home and without friends, in the midst of thousands of my own brethren —
children of a common Father,
and yet I dared not to unfold to any one of them my sad condition.
I was afraid to speak to any one for fear of speaking to the wrong one,
and thereby falling into the hands of money-loving kidnappers,
whose business it was to lie in wait for the panting fugitive,
as the ferocious beasts of the forest lie in wait for their prey.
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au milieu de milliers", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Au milieu de milliers
Language: French (Français)  after the English
J'étais là au milieu de milliers et pourtant un parfait étranger ;
sans maison et sans amis, au milieu de milliers de mes frères,
enfants d'un père commun,
et pourtant je n'osais pas dévoiler à aucun d'eux ma triste condition.
J'avais peur de parler à quiconque par crainte de parler à la mauvaise personne,
et par là de tomber aux mains de kidnappeurs aimant l'argent,
dont le travail est de se cacher en attendant le fugitif haletant
comme les bêtes féroces se cachent en attendant leur proie.
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-03-15
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