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Fahr leis und leicht mein kleiner Kahn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Fahr leis und leicht mein kleiner Kahn,
Dir sind die Wogen unterthan.
Maria sendet ihren Stern,
Sie schützt des Kindes Schlummer gern.
Und wenn wir einst im Hafen sind,
Dann sind wir all' noch einmal Kind,
Und uns're Wiege war die Welt,
Bey der Maria Wache hält.
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Go quietly and lightly, my little barque
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Go quietly and lightly, my little barque.
The waves are subservient to you.
The Virgin Mary sends her star,
She gladly protects the child's slumber.
And when we are someday in the harbour,
Then we are all a child again,
And our cradle was the world,
Beside which the Virgin Mary kept watch.
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