The Lord has rewarded me
With a light-filled and iron heart.
With a gift of singing, a tearful gift.
The Lord has protected me
With a white flag.
The Lord has passed me by
With the carnal flame.
Hold higher the flag!
The Lord above us!
Heavier than stone —
The carnal flame!
Наградил меня Господь
Сердцем светлым и железным,
Даром певчим, даром слезным.
Оградил меня Господь
Белым знаменем.
Обошёл меня Господь
Плотским пламенем.
Выше — знамя!
Бог над нами!
Тяжче камня —
Плотский пламень!
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«I need someone to worship and admire. / Just think, a simple ordinary ant / got suddenly possessed with the desire / to bow the knee in fascination, charmed ! The ant lost quietness and peace of mind, / life seemed so tedious to him. Meanwhile, / he made itself an idol of a kind, / a go...»
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