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To My Neighbor


I lift you higher,
lift you out
of your body cells
stuffed with anxiety
of your past -
an evil load that smells.

I'll fill each cell
with love and joy
that makes the
angels dance.
You'll glide through earthly
filth and stench -
a spiritual trance.

From your youth filled eyes,
your hands
and feet,
a holy peace shall flow,
so you and I
be filled with grace -
let us be still
and know.

William Hermanns
[P527]

Seelentränen


Seelentränen sind Gedichte,
rot mit Herzblut aufgeschrieben,
tiefem Menschenleid zum Ruhm,

Lies sie still in reinem Lichte,
unbeschattet,
frei von Trieben:
Du betrittst ein Heiligtum.


Wilhelm Hermanns
[G001]




               

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F032

          Oh! Nations libres

Oh! Nations libres, bâtissez
Un mur vivant, d'une force fatalel
Poussez-le contre l'esclavage,
Pour écraser le mal!

Levons lea mains, jurons au ciel:
"La mort est llbre, comme nos âmes,
L'homme n'est pas ne' encore, pour nous
Faire embrasser l'infâme!"

Déjà emerge de la nuit—
Est-ce le poison ou est-ce l'épée?
L'ôtage meurt, mais pas l'espoir
Homme8 libres, avancez!

Faites déployer les ailes du vent
Et balayez les mers, les terres,
Pour arracher du monde souffrant
La corde et le fer.

Que votre sang rougisse les neiges,
Ou qu'il arrose les déserts,
Voyez votre âme, n'est-elle pas
Plus grande que l'univers?

Oh! le martyre des délaissés
Ohl l'héroisme sur le front:
Les peuples meurent mais pas la foi:
Hommes libres avançons!

               William Hermanns   [F032]



Note:  Composed during WWII in Cambridge.   Translation by author from original Poem P032 Free Men Go Forth.  German translation by author to Gedicht G060  Auf freie Völker.  It is set to music.

Music Score Free Men Go Forth  PDF Music: Free Men Go Forth

    Translation from: Free Men-F032 Translation: Auf freie Völker- G060

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