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O Tod, wie bitter bist du
O death, how bitter you are

Vier ernste Gesänge Four Serious Songs

Luther - Ecc XLI

O death, how bitter you are
when a man thinks of you,
one who has good days and enough,
who lives without cares
who is doing well in all things
and who can eat well -
O death, how bitter you are.
O death how good you feel to one that is needy,
who is weak and old
and who is full of care
and has nothing better to hope for
or to expect.
O death, how good you feel.

O Tod, wie bitter bist duO death, how bitter you are

Luther - Ecc XLI

O Tod, wie bitter bist du
O death, how bitter you are