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Translation © by Emily Ezust

Schien mir's, als ich sah die Sonne
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Schien mir's, als ich sah die Sonne,
daß ich schaute den Verborgnen:
jeder Mensch genießt die Werke,
selig, der das Gute übet.
Für die Zornestat, die du verübtest,
büße nicht mit Bosheit;
tröste den, den du betrübtest,
gütig, und es wird dir frommen.
Der nur fürchtet, der sich hat vergangen:
gut ist schuldlos leben.

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  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "It seems to me that when I saw the sun", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Il me semblait quand je voyais le soleil", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 54

It seems to me that when I saw the sun
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 It seems to me that when I saw the sun,
 I also saw the Hidden One:
 every man delights in His works;
 blissful is he who does good.
 If you do something in rage,
 do not heap spite upon your deed;
 comfort the person you have wronged
 and be kind, for it will benefit you.
 Only those who have sinned live in fear:
 it is good to live without guilt.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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    from the LiederNet Archive

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 70