Bach, by Philip Nikolayev Parishioners, the spawn of clay, /
Face boards, not icons: those display /
Mere numbers written in white chalk /
Of the psalms of Sebastian Bach...
Bach, by Alistair Noon The parishioners are children of dust, /
no icons here but the boards /
where the psalms of Johann Sebastian /
are nothing but numbers in chalk....
in german
Ossip Mandelstam (deutsch)
Bach, Eric Boerner Kinder des Staubes sind hier die Pfarre, /
Wo Ikonen Tafeln weichen, /
Wo mit der Kreide Sebastian Bachs /
Lediglich Ziffern die Psalme bezeichn...