Translations. - Dame Music. (luther's Song-book.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDEEFG GBHHII JJDD KKEE LLMNOOPP QQEERRDD| Of all the joys earth possesses | A |
| None the gladness fine surpasses | B |
| Which I give you with my singing | C |
| And with much harmonious ringing | C |
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| An evil spirit cannot dwell | D |
| Where companions are singing well | D |
| Here strife wrath envy hate are not | E |
| Every heartache must leave the spot | E |
| Greed care all things that hard oppress | F |
| Troop off with great unwillingness | G |
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| Also each man is free to this | G |
| For such a joy no trespass is | B |
| God himself pleasing better far | H |
| Than all the joys on earth that are | H |
| It breaks the toils by Satan spun | I |
| And many a murder keeps undone | I |
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| Of this King David is the proof | J |
| Who often Saul did hold aloof | J |
| All with his harping sweet and well | D |
| That he not into murder fell | D |
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| For God's own truth in word and will | K |
| It makes the heart ready and still | K |
| That knew Elisha well I wot | E |
| When he the Spirit by harping got | E |
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| The best time of the year is mine | L |
| When all the little birds sing fine | L |
| Fill heaven and earth full of their strain | M |
| Much good singing is going then | N |
| The nightingale the lead she takes | O |
| And everything right merry makes | O |
| With her gladsome lovely song | P |
| For which great thanks to her belong | P |
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| But more to our dear Lord God much | Q |
| Who has created the bird such | Q |
| A songstress of the true right sort | E |
| A mistress of the music art | E |
| She sings and springs both nights and days | R |
| To him not weary of his praise | R |
| Him lauding come my songs as well | D |
| My everlasting thanks to tell | D |
George Macdonald
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