Religion
The Pariah III: The Pariah's Thanks
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Ballads
MIGHTY Brama, now I'll bless thee!
'Tis from thee that worlds proceed!
As my ruler I confess thee,
For of all thou takest heed.
All thy thousand ears thou keepest
Open to each child of earth;
We, 'mongst mortals sunk the deepest,
Have from thee received new birth.
Bear in mind the woman's story,
Who, through grief, divine became;
Now I'll wait to view His glory,
Who omnipotence can claim.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “The Pariah III: The Pariah's Thanks.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/143/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “The Pariah III: The Pariah's Thanks.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/143/.
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