Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Liebe, menschlich zu beglücken,
Nähert sie ein edles Zwei,
Doch zu göttlichem Entzücken
Bildet sie ein köstlich Drei.
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Love", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
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Word count: 18
Love
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Love, to the delight of all man,
By loving brings to two,
And through God's goodly plan,
Creates a third; that's you.
Rhymed paraphrase.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 22