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THE BOOK-KEEPEE.

-AND

A TRANSLATION

PROM

THE GERMAN OE ^SCEILLEE;^

BY MERCATOR,

mmbn of l&t Bntnt^l Wintoxu »ocut^ of montunU

MONTREAL •

DAWSON BROTflERS, GREAT ST. JAIUES STREET

1868.

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GEORGE PEABODY, ESQ.,

THE FOLLOWING POEM3

THE SOOK KEEPER,

IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED IN MEMORY OF HIS NOBLE DONATION

To THE Poor of the City of London.
Montreal^ December^ 1867.

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'rrilS pleasant to v^iew the stately hall.

As it towering stands in the grey of dawn ;
Or the long shadows thrown by its massive wall

From the slanting rays on the summer morn

Or again, when thunder growls in ire.

And lightning darts the tongue of fire.
To see it defy, with aspect proud,

The threat of the lowering tempest cloud ;

T'he Bookkeeper.

Or yet again, when the winter's snow

Lies deep on the ground, and the leafless trees

Moan and lament, in murmurings low,

Their foliage lost, as the bare limbs freeze: —

Then the mansion looks down with haughty mien,
What cares it about the world without.

And it laughs at the blast,

As the wind shrieks past.
For the fire burns cheerly and warm within.

l^ow gene is the bold, defiant frown,
And haughty scorn appears no morfe,

But friendly and cheerful the mansion looks down,
As a carriage drives up to the wide hall-door.

■■

The Bookkeeper.

The rich man. enters his princely home.
With happy smiles the graceful dame,

And gleeful rejoicings the children come,
. And for him is the fond endearing name.

And his the loving sweet caress ;
Of all he owns, what treasures rare.
What hoarded wealth with this compare ?

For the rich man is poor who does not possess
The prize of domestic happiness.

How fares it ivith the man by fortune tried?

What does the touchstone of success lay hare f
Shrinks the false heart? naught but vain tiriselled pride ?

Or is it sterling worth that glitters there ?

The Bookkeeper,

(briefs, like ballast in a ship, the mind

Oft steady, but too many joys
Careen the intellect, as sudden gusts of ivlnd
O'erset the vessel and leave wreck behind

Unless that wisdom's keel preserves the equipoise.

Through the deepening shades of the summer night

Comes a joyous and merry sound ;
The mansion within seems filled with light,

And the windows ablaze send sparkling rays
To spread the lively mirth around.

And elegant wealth makes holiday,
For fortune's smiles are there.

The

spacious rooms are bright and gay

The Bookkeeper,

With beauteous forms of maidens fair.
Works of art and sculpture vie
With dresses rich and jewellery.
The cultured taste to gratify.
Whatever wealth can bring to please.
Or to make perfect luxurious ease,
Those tasteful rooms display.

The hummwgMrd' 8 feathers are hrilUant, the h"-
Of the deep tinted ruby and amethyst blue,
From its dark plumage fitfully gleams,
As hovering poised, it doth daintily feed,
Or suddenly darting with arrow swift speed,
It sporteth all day mid' the joyous sunbeams.

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The Bookkeeper.

In torrents of sweetness the exquisite note

Streams forth from the mocking-hird^ s quivering throat

As the praises of nature it sings ;

And gorgeous tvith colour the butter/lies^ ivings
As the nectar fed insects in luxurg float.

The heaver eonstructeth iis dwelling with sJcill ;

The ants plan their city and fashion the hilly
Instructed by instinct, in harmony toil.
Their num>bers uniting — with fruits of the soil

And provision their granaries fill.

The bee is not slothful and toils not alone.
For himself and his fellows he storeth the hive.
And on the rich honey they j)leasanily live,

When the warm days of summer are gone,

The Bookkeeper^

And the cold blast sweeps by
Then unsheltered must die,
The selfish, improvident drone.

Again the proud mansion 13 filled with light,

And welcoming rays from the windows fall ,
The tables are spread, and a festive sight

Is displayed in the noble banqueting hall,
And worthily fortune's favoured son

Presides, and sees with grateful priae.
As his guests partake of each costly dish,
That every want and fastidious wish

In the banquet's profusion is satisfied.

'The Bookkeeper,

The rich wine quickens the generous throes
Of the heart, and gaily the converse flows.

Toast and sentiment, jest and song.

Mirthful revelry still prolong ;
Pleasantly smiling the swift hours glide

As the feast goes merrily on.

'Tis well when wealth by fortune sent

With liberal hand is wisely spent.

To gratify but one man*s greed

Is foul abuse of fortune's kind intent.

For poorer neighbours thoughtfully to care
And her rich blessings readily to share

With those who, favoured less, have greater need.

^he Bookkeeper.

Few things in life so sweet as that reward.
When willing hand and thoughtful brain.
From the warm heart the inspiration gain,

And friends and fellowmen the worthy deeds
applaud.

^Tis tvell when the generous thoughts of the mind,
In generous deeds expression find ;

The heart to prompt — the brain to plan —
The power and means to serve manldnd,

Not for ourselves alone are given,

♦ ■

But gifts are they bestowed hy heaven
In trust for our fellow man.

The book-keeper sits at his desk on high,
In the realms of light above the sky,

The Bookkeeper,

And fairly inscribes, from birth to death,
The deeds men do in the world beneath.
Piled around account-books vast
Contain the records of the past,
Since Adam felt transgression-s pain,
And Avrathful Cain shed Abel's blood,
Of all who've lived — the bad and good —
Of those who've strived the prize to gain
Or proof against temptation stood,
And those who've lived — but lived in vain.-

'Tis grievous to view the wretched abode,

As it stands out forlorn in the landscape bright.

When the morning awakens the country road,
And the birds are triUing their notes of delight.

"The Bookkeeper.

And the trees refreshed with the past night's rest,

Softly rustle their leaves in the cool early breeze ;
And the green grass below, and the blue sky above.
Are telling of harmony, friendship, and love ;

And all things raise the hymn of praise ; - .

But the hovel shrinks back from the sun's bright

ray.
Alone it stands there, in that landscape so fair,
A picture of misery, age and decay. '

Forth from his wretched lair — he comes,
A being clothed with human form.
As a dark cloud clothing tempestuous storm ;

Into the music breathing balmy air

J 6 The Bookkeeper.

He comes, nor heeds the sweet melodious charm.
Repels her love, scorns her caresses warm,
And nature^s proffered joys disdains to share.

Sullen his aspect — stern the knitted brow — •

The pale and haggard features show ■n\mAmim'% -

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Nature's avenging signs.
Enduring marks by passion worn

Deep in the flesh — unsightly lines
Of joy repelling scorn.

Oft has he tempted fortune, but with ill success,
Therefore his soul is filled with bitterness ;
And thoughts, by faith and patience unrepressed.
Of murderous hatred harbour in his breast.

"The Bookkeeper,

Therefore the soothing charm melodious '/reets
Vainly his ear, and on his gloomy sight,

As everywhere his eye rejoicing nature meets,,
Hatefully falls the sun's unwelcome light.

Unsympathising, and alone,.

He goes his way —
Invisible but near.

With eyes (although not seen)
That search and sear

With lurid evil glare.

Like vulture o'er expiring prey^
Grimly watches hideous fierce despair

To claim him for her own..

The Bookkeeper.

Patience is like a citadel of strength,
Beset hi/ foes, that hardship undergoes,
And much privation loyally endures.

Which being home and overcome, at length
The victory secures —

But Passion in the open plain
Against a multitude contends,
The unequal battle in defeat soon ends.

And leaves the victim to deplore in vain

That reason's curb did not
The wild career restrain.

The Angel still ever with busy quill,
Does page on page with entries fill;

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T/ie Bookkeeper,

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Deeds done in faith^s ne'er failing might,
To serve the God of love and light.
Are entered there upon the right ;

But hateful acti, bereft
Of sympathy and kindly thought,
Of pride and self-indulgence taught,
Are entered on the left.

Tlie huinbley earnest, faithful prayer,
Wliichfrom the soul in loorship Jlows^
Direct to the throne of me^cy goes,
And is not entered there.

Each one that breathes of human race

Has, in that ledger's ample space,

His or her allotted place.

. 19

^/f<? Bookkeeper,

And the work goes steadily on alway,
By day and night — in the realms of light
Ni)2;ht is as day— there is no night.

Broken the link ! — No more the sounds

Of joy are heard through the spacious halls ;
No longer the mansion gaily resounds

With the voice of mirth— but the massive walls,
In silent pride and cheerless gloom,.
Stand like a barrier striving to hide
The grief within from the world outside.
The choking sob and outcry wiki,
Are borne on the air from the darkened room,

T^he Bookkeeper.

Where the prostrate form lies stiff and cold.
The sweet caresses of wife and child,
The treasured wealth and shining gold,

No flush can bring to that colourless face^
Nor yet to that motionless form can give.
Nor pride, nor pleasure, nor power to live.

No more rich prizes from fortune to win.

For the beating pulse Lj measured pace
Has stayed, and the life-blood ceased to flow.

The deeds of worth and works of sin.
Alike are ended for weal or woe :

And the hoarse wind murmurs the tidings dread
Its low cries say, as it speeds on its way.

That the master within lies dead !

'^he Bookkeeper.

From the mansion's wide hall-door,
Along the well-known road,

A stately carriage conveys once more
Fortune's favoured son.

As the horses draw the lifeless load

To the entrance gate of death's abode.
The death-bell calls, with solemn tone,
Come to the grave ! your day is gone !
Come, come, to death's dark home !
Come, sleeper, come !

Above, in tlie realms of light,

The angel writes in the glittering page ;

In the space allotted from youth to age

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^he Bookkeeper,

The figures left and right

Are added — and under — stands the amoi^nt

Lost and gained in a life a account.

And the angel beholds from the throne of grace,

Of mercy and love, on high

A sign as it flashes suddenly,

Like the gleam of a meteor's vivid flame

When it shoots o'er the cloudless sky,

And brighter with joy is that heavenly face,

As he writes on the page tlie glorious name

Of Him who died on Calvary.

But again — and there comes no answering sign

To that eager look, from the throne divine ;

The Bookkeeper,

No flashing meteor gleams ;

But a shadow falls athwart the page,

That lustrous eye no longer beams

With joy, and the heavenly face

Is clouded with sadness, as under the space

Allotted for trial from youth to age.

The angel draws a deep black line.

Now the page is sealed with the signet cross ;
How stands the account ?
Is it Profit ? — or Loss f

The Bookkeeper. '25

'Tis a pleasure great on an autumn's eve

To stand on some eminence high,'
And watch the Sun of the Earth take leave

In a clear Canadian sky.

As near the horizon the Father of day

Majestically sinks in the west,

A glorious proof of the power of light

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He gives to the Earth in the marvellous plaj
"Of colour and beauty, in varied array ,

Displayed to the wondering sight
Of her creatures, e*re yet, for a season of rest.

He leaves them the dark silent night—

"The Bookkeeper.

Beauty and harmony^ in 'perfect form expressed,
Whether through ear or eye, to healthy mind addressed,
Senses and mind with heavenly bliss surround.

Fire with exultant joy, the ardent throbbing breast.
Or fill the soul with peace and happiness profound.

See ! — How behind yon crimson cloud

Whence the declining sun, now hidden, throws
In radiant waves the colour giving light.

Intense the rays with dazzling brightness blaze,
Superb the sky with brilliant colour glows ;

The strains of heavenly joy and triumph proud
Thrill through the soul, as on the ravished sight

The hues resplendent crowd —

T^<? Bookkeeper. * 27

'Tis like a glorious anthem writ

In colour on the firmament
The theme — Creation — lauding and praising still
The majesty, the love and wondrous skill

Of Him who made the world so beautiful.

O'er earth and sky the solemn night extend3

Her sombre, deepening shade,
And grateful calm repose to weary nature sends ;

Colours, shapes and outlines clear.
Which painted by the light the varied landscape made,
Grow dim ; then one by one the objects fade.

And in the gathering darkness disappear.

^he Bookkeeper.

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Symbol of death ! that curtain drawn between
Lives spent, worn out and gone, —

Things that once were, but now have beeny

God-like forms of flesh and bone.

Where life and reason's light once shone.

Now seen by memory's sight alone —

Sad records of the past ;
And through the dense obscurity

By faith yet dimly seen —
Borne on by time's ne'er ceasing flight.
With hope and expectation bright.

Ever more near, approaching fast —
Life's Futurity.

SS&B^ta

The Bookkeeper.

And now the dark shadows envelope yon mound
Where prostrate walls and scattered stones

Still tell of the past, and, like mouldering bones,
Disfigure and cumber the ground

Where a mansion, once towering toward the skies,
A mass of unsightly ruin lies.

INTRODUCTION

SOHILLEE'S ' SONG OF THE BELL."

TN venturing to publish the following translation ot
-^ a part of Schiller's " Song (or Lay) of the Bell,"
a few brief remarks on the peculiar characteristics of
the poem may not be unacceptable to those who are
debarred the pleasure of reading it in the original
German.

The church bell, from its association with the most
important events which happen to each individual in
the ordinary course of life, as well as from its connec-
tion with religious duties and impressions, is in most
civilized countries regarded with a feeling of some

Introduction.

degree of veneration ; and it is not surprising that
this should be more especially the case with an imagi-
native and thoughtful people, such as the Germans.

The church-bell is (or was in Germany) frequently
'used to communicate the glad tidings of the birth of
a child; its merry peals take part in the rejoicings of
the wedding ; and again its mournful toll appears to
lament the final departure of the mortal whose parti-
f:ipation in the affairs of this life has come to an end.
It, moreover, sounds the alarm at the outbreak of
fire, and also periodically reminds people of th^
appointed time to unite in public worship.

The subject of the poem, however, is one of those
bells of great size, the possession of which conferred
even some degree of note on the town or place to
which it belonged, and the reader may be reminded
that in the age referred to in the poem, the casting of
one of those large bells was, from the quantity and

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costliness of the material, as well as from the uncer-
tainty as to success in the operation, a very anxious
and serious undertaking.

Schiller has then selected the casting of one of
these bells as the subject of a poem, and assuming the
master-founder to be a very thoughtful and religious
character, has put into his mouth the reflections which
might be supposed likely to occur to such a man
engaged in an undertaking intended to have so close
a connection with the lives and affairs of many people,
not only his contemporaries, but also from its dura-
bility with those of future generations.

The subject is explained, or rather announced, in a
few opening lines, after which the master- founder
proceeds to give the necessary directions to the work-
men, the time between each stage of the process being
occupied with the reflections and thoughts before
alluded to.

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34 Introduction.

The choice and arrangement of the words are
varied with extraordinary skill, so as to harmonize
with the varying phases of the subject ; in one place,
directions are given to the workmen in plain and
familiar language ; in another, the bustling activity of
a person engaged in the restless business of life is
suggested ; the ideas of joy, grief, and terror, are
indicated somewhat in the same way as in a finfe
descriptive piece of music, amplifying and intensifying
the actual meaning conveyed by the words alone.
Short, energetic sentences, sudden breaks, and a sort
of clashing effect in the rhythm, together with a
crowding of imagery, in the description of a fire at
night, brings vividly before the mind the confusion
and incidents usually attending such a disaster; or &
again, when the bell is described as tolling, the solemn
effect is conveyed, and even the sound ahnost imitated,
in the few sonorous lines of the German. Some sur-

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Introduction.

prise may be felt that this poem has not been chosen
as a subject by any of the great German musical com-
posers. Recitative, solo and chorus, may be said to
spontaneously suggest themselves in reading the poem.

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Vivos voco
Mortuos planga

Fulgura frango.

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Fest gemauert in der Erden
Steht die Form aus Lehm gebrannt ;
Heute muss die Glocke werden,
Frisch, Gesellen ! seid zur Hand

Von der Stirne hetfs

Rinnvin muss der Schweis,
3oll das Werk den Meister loben ;
Doch der Segen kommt von oben —

TRANSLATION OF (PART OF)

^tjiliet's 3(ing of % Jtll.

I dwell aloft above the ground ;
1 call the living.

And the dead bewail ;
Loud the alarm I sound
When flames burst forth.

Or thi^eatening foe? assail.

In the ground fast built and steady

Stands the mould of well-burnt clay,
Now, my lads, be each one ready,
We fail, or cast the bell to-day.
From the glowing brow
Streaming sweat must flow,
Let all be done to win success.
And, from above, may grace our labour bless-

Das Lied von der Glocke.

Zum Werke, das wir ernst bereiten
Geziemt sich wohl ein ernstes Wort ;
Wenn gute Reden sie begleiten,
Dann fliesst die Arbeit munter fort.
So lasst uns getzt mit Fleiss betrachten.
Was durch die swache Kraft entspringt ;
Den schlechten Mann muss mann verachten,
Der nie bedacht, was er voUbringt.
Das ist*s ja, v/as den Menschen zieret
Und dazu ward ihm der verstand,
Dass er im innern Herzen spiiret

Was er erschaift mit seiner Hand

Schiller's Song of the Bell. 39

Works which a serious purpose claim.
Serious thoughts may rightly ask ;
When thoughtful words direct the aim,
Goes cheerfully on the pleasing task.
So let u& with attention scan

That which our feeble strength brings forth ;
Men should despise the thoughtless man

Who lowly prizes reason*s worth ;
To man alone the gift of thought

Belongs, the power to understand
1 The purpose of the labour by him wrought.

The thing created with his own right-hand.

40 Bas Leid von der Glocke.

Nehmet Hoh von Fichtenstamme^
Dock recht trocken lasst es seWy
Dass die eingepresste Flamme
Schlage zu dem Schwalch hinein !
Kocht des Kupfers Breiy
Schnell das Zinn herbeiy
Dass die zdhe Gkckenspeise
Fliesse nach der fechten JVeisse,

Was in des Dammes tiefer Grube
Die Hand mit Feures Hiilfe baut
Hoch auf des Thurmes Glockenstube

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Schiller's Song of the Bell.

Feed the furnace now with pine-wood^
But be sure *tis very dry,
'That the draught, within the hood
Force the fierce flames searchingly,
^he coppery ores hegin
To fuse, quick add the tin !
That the viscid bell-paste so
Right prepared may smoothly flow.

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What in the dark pit hidden now,
Our hands prepare with aid of fire.

Shall to the listening world below
Our praise declare from lofty spire ;

Das Leid von der Glocke.

Noch dauern wird's in spaten Tagen
Und riihren vieler Menschen Ohr
Und wird mit dem Betrubten Klagen
Und stimmen zu der Andacht Chor
Was unten tief dem Frdensohne
Das wechselnde Verhangniss bringt
Das schlagt an die metallne Krone
Die es erbaulich weiter klinfyt.

Weisse Blasen seh! ich springen
Wohl I die Mas sen sind im Fluss.
Lassfs mit Aschensalz durchdringen
Das befordert schnell den Guss,

Schiller's Song of the Bell, 43

And through ages long vibrating,

Sound the sympathetic stroke ;
Still the bereaved one's woe relating,

Or sinners to their prayers invoke.
Griefs and joys mankind surrounding.

Which ever changing fortunes bring.
Still on the sonorous metal sounding

Far and wide instructive ring.

Frothy bladders rising fast
On the seething mass appear ;
Now let uSy to prepare the cast^
With potash salt the fluid clear.

44 T^as Leid von der Glocke.

Auch von Schaume rein
Muss die Mischunz sein
Dass vom reinlichen Metalle
Rein und voll die Stimme schalle.

Denn mit der Freude Felerklange
Begriisst sie das geliebte Kind
Auf seines Lebens erstem Gange,
Den es in Schlafes Arm beginnt ;
Ihm ruhen noch im Zeitenschcose *

Die schwarzen und die heitern Loose ;
Der mutterliebe zarte Sorgen
Bewachen seinen goldnen Morgen—

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From all scum quite free
i Must the mixture be ;

For from metal pure alone
Mellow and clear will ring the tone.

With peals of mirth and sounds of joy
Greet ye the birth of the darling boy.
Whose earliest hours on life's high way
In sleep's soft arms glide smooth away ;
For him yet in time's bosom lies
Hardship's lot or fortune's prize.
Maternal love with anxious fears,
The child through dawn cf boyhood rears-

Das Leid von der Glocke,

Die Jahre fliehen pfeilgeschwind.
Vom Madschen reisst sich stolz der Knabe,
Er stiirmt ins Leben wild hinaus,
Durchmisst die Welt am Wanderstabe,
Fremd kehrt er heim ins Vaterhous ;
Und herrlich, in der Jugend prangen,
Wie ein Gebild aus Himmelshohn,
Mit ziichtigen, verschamten Wangen
Sieht er die Jungfrau vor sich stehn ;
Da fasst ein namenloses Sehnen
Des Junglings Herz, er irrt allein,
Aus seinen Augen brechen Thranen,
Er flieht der Bruder wilden Reihn,
Errothend folgt ej ihren Spuren

Schiller's Song of the Bell.

With arrow speed the years flee past,

The nurse's care the youth, disdainful, spurns ;

He plunges eager into life's wild foam.

And mingling in the world, at length returns

To the paternal roof, a stranger, home ;

And lovely, blooming in her youthful days.

Like some fair form of heavenly joy.

There stands, before his ardent gaze.

The blushing maiden coy —

Sudden a subtle longing thrills

The lad's young heart, he wanders then

Pensive alone, his thoughts her image fills ;

Shunning the rude society of men.

He follows v^hei e her footsteps lead.

K^KKH

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' Das Leid von der Glocke,

Und ist von ihrem Gruss begliickt,
Das Schonste sucht er auf den Fluren,
Womit er seine Liebe schmiickt.
O ! zarte Sehnsucht, susses Hoffen,
Der ersten Liebe goldne Zeit !
Das Auge sieht den Hin^mel oflen,
Es schwelgt das Herz in Seligkeit ;
O ! das sie ewig griinen bliebe
Die schone Zeit der jungen Liebe !

Wie sirk schon die Pfeifen brdunen !
Dieses Stdbchen tauch* ich ein^
Sehn wir's iiberglast erscheineny
fFird*s zum Gusse zeitig sein^

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Schiller's Song of the Bell.

To win her smiles fatigue is gaily borne ;

The sweetest flowers that blossom on the mead

He seeks wherewith the loved one to adorn,

O ! tender passion, golden time,

Of ardent love with hope so bright.

Then opens to the eye the heaven sublime.

Revels the soul in exquisite delight ;

O ! that ever fresh t would stay

The early bloom of love's young May.

See^ the gassy fumes grow brown^
Now this rod I plunge within ;
Should the surface glazed become y
Then the casting may begin.

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Das Leid von der Glocke.

JetztyGesellenyfrisch!

Pr'ust mir das Gemischy
Ob das Sprode mit dem Weichen
Sich vereint zum gut en Zsichen,

Denn wo das Strenge mit dem Zarteii,
Wo Starkes sich und Milaes paarten,
Da gibt es einen guten Klang.
Drum priise, wer sich ewig bindet,
Ob sich das Her-z zum Herzen findet !
Der Wahn ist kurz, die Reu' ist lang.
Lieblich in der Braute Locken
Spielt der jungfrauliche Kranz,
Wenn die hellen Kirchenglocken

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Now^ my ladsy we'll by

'This proof the mixture try.
If the brittle parts unite
With the toughy then all goes figHt,

Where force with tendernesss we find.
Where gentleness v th strength combined.
There rings the true and faultless tone.
Prove wellj' ere bound with wedlock's chain.
If heart to heart respond again.
Illusive passion soon is gone,
I The links, once joined, remain.

Lovely in the maiden's tresses.
Plays the spotless bridal flower

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Das Leid von der Glocke.

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Laden zu des Festes Glanz,
Ach ! des Lebens schonste Feier
Endigt auch den Lebens — Mai
Mit dem Giirtel mit dem Schleier
Reisst der schone Wahn entzwei.

Die Leidenschaft ilieht,

Die Liebe muss bleiben ;

Pie Blume verbliiht,

Pie Frucht muss treiben.

Der Mann muss hinous

ins feindliche Leben,

Muss wirken und streben,

MiriiHiftA

Schiller's Song of the BelL

When the merry church bell blesses

And proclaims the joyful hour.

Ah ! life's choicest holiday

Ending with life's early spring,

The nuptial hours soon pass away

The sweet illusion vanishing.

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The passion goes by.

The love must remain ;

The flower must die.

The fruit to obtain.

The man must without.

To work and toil,
'Midlife's turmoil,

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Das Leid von der Glocke.

Und pflanzen und schaflen,

Eriisten, erraflen,

Muss wetten und wagen '

Das Gliick zu erjagen.

Da stromet herbei die uneiidliche Gabe,

Es fuUt sich der Speicher mit kostlicher Habe ;

Die Raume wachsen, es dehnt sich das Haus.

Und drinhen waltet '

Die zuchtige Hausfrau,

Die mutter der Kinder,

Und herrschet weise

Im hauslichen Kreise

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Schiller's Song of the Bell,

In planning and doing

Perfecting, pursuing,

Must earnestly strive

His utmost to thrive;

Thus winning prosperity, measure by measure.

His coffers keep steadily filling with treasure.

The rooms increase, the house spreads out^

And the woman within.

Must her duties uegin

In managing there.

With motherly care

And orderly rule, .

The nursery school.

Das Leid von der Glocke.

Und lehret die Madchen

Und wehret den Knaben,

Und reget ohn' Ende

Die fleissigen Hande

Und mehrt den Gewinn

,Mit ordnendem Sinn,

Und fiillet mit Schatzen die duftenden Laden,

Und dreht um die schnurrende Spindel den Faden,

Und sammelt im reinlich geglatteten Schrein,

Die schimmernde Wolle, den schneeichten Lein,

Und fiiget zum Guten den Glanz und den Schimmer,
Und ruhet nimmer.

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In watching and teaching
The boys and the girls, '
Employed without ceasing,
Her hands ever busy
She lessens expense

By her motherly sense.
And she fills with her treasures

The sweet scented cases.
And winds ofF the thread

As the spinning-wheel races,
And neatly arranges the shining shelves full,
The snowy white linen and glittering wool,
And in tasteful display a good purpose seeks ever,
And wearies never.

Bas^ Lsid von der GJocke.

Und der Vater, mit frohem Blick,

Von des Hauses weitschauendem Giebel,

Ueberzahlet sein bluhend Gluck :

Siehet der Pfosten ragende Baume,

Und der Scheunen gefullte Raume,

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Und die Speicher, vom Segen gebogen,
Und des Kornes bewegte Wogen ;
Ruhmt sich mit stolzem Mund :
Fest, wie der Erde Grund,
Gegen des Ungl ticks Macht
Steht mir des Hauses' Pracht !
Doch mit des Geschickes' Machten
1st kein ew'ger Bund zu flechten.
Und das Ungluck schreitet schnell.

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And the father, with joyful eye,

Surveying the prospect before him wide spread.
Takes note of his prosperity.

» He sees the timber-yielding trees.

And his well-filled granaries ;
The barns with harvest fruits weighed down.
And waving, like billows, the growing corn ;
Exulting thinks, with swelling pride.

Firm as the solid wall.
Even a^u,.*ist misfortune's tide.

Securely stands the stately hall.
But 'gainst the dark decrees of fate
Can mortal man no compact make —

Disaster strides apace.

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Das Leid von der Glocke.

Wohl ! nun kann der Guss heginnen

Schon gezacket ist der Bruch ;

Dock bevor wir's lassen rinnen^

Betet einenfrommen Struck !

Stosst den Zapfen aus !

{fiott bewahr* das Haus !)
Rauchend in des Henkels Bogen
Schiessfs mit feuerbraunen Wogen.

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Von dem Pome

Schwer und bang

Tont die Glocke

Grabgesang*^;
Ernst begleiten ihre Trauerschlage
Einen wandrer auf dem letzen Wege.

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Now rrny the casting be begun ^

Well the brittle fibres spread!

But before we let it run^ "

Let a solemn -prayer be said.

Strike the fosset loose I

{God befriend the house !)

Into the holloWy wrapped in steam^

Shoots the seething fiery stream.
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From on high
Sounds the bell,
Deep and solemn
Tolls the knell ;
Tidings these sad sounds convey,

A traveller journeys death's highway.