Religion
The Pilgrimage
Translated by Frank C. Nicholson (1907) · From Old German Love Songs (1907)
Religion
The Cross in God's own service I have ta'en,
And for my sins this pilgrimage I take.
Now may I, if I e'er come home again,
Find her, who suffers sorely for my sake,
In honour still untainted!
So shall God grant me all my prayer.
If with ill ways she grow acquainted,
God send that I may die out there!
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MLA
Johannsdorf, Albrecht von. “The Pilgrimage.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/albrecht-von-johannsdorf/0/.
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Johannsdorf, Albrecht von. “The Pilgrimage.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/albrecht-von-johannsdorf/0/.
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