Varjele Jumala soasta

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	Traduzione tedesca / German translation / Traduction allemande...
PRAYER AGAINST WAR	BEWAHRE UNS, GOTT, VOR DEM KRIEGE

Keep us, steadfast Creator	Schütze uns, erhabener Schöpfer,
and guard us, fair God	Gott des Himmels, o bewahr uns
from the hoofs of battle-foals	vor der Rösser Kriegsgetrabe,
the trotters of war-horses!	vor dem Huf der Schlachtengäule!

Keep us, steadfast Creator	Schütze uns, erhabener Schöpfer,
and guard us, fair God	Gott des Himmels, o bewahr uns
from white iron's hoard	vor dem Feuer der Haubitze,
the harsh blade's tip	vor der blanken Waffen Spitze,
from before the big cannon's mouth	vor der Mündung der Kanone,
the jaws of the iron churns!	vor der Eisenröhre Rachen!

Keep us, steadfast Creator	Schütze uns, erhabener Schöpfer,
and guard us, fair God	Gott des Himmels, o bewahr uns,
from great battlefields	schirm uns vor dem Schlachtgetümmel,
from a fellow's killing-grounds	vor der hehren Helden Walstatt,
where lead smites a man	wo den Mann das Blei durchlöchert,
the tin ball hurls him	wo die Kugel ihn dahinrafft,
where his head goes ill	wo sein Kopf dem Tod geweiht ist,
and his neck breaks too	wo sie das Genick ihm brechen,
and his fine hair falls	wo sie ihn zu Boden strecken,
his locks come to grief!	wo sie kalt ihn niedermachen.

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