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Klokke, ring fred

Josias Bille
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OriginalEnglish translation by Holger Terp
KLOKKE, RING FREDBELL, RING PEACE
  
Ring, klokke, lydt over land, over by,Bell ring loud over land over town
Meld om en blånende himmel bag sky,Tell of a bluish sky behind the cloud,
Ring for de sjæle, som stønner i strid,Call for the souls who groan in strife,
Klokke, ring fred i vor fejdende tid.Bell, ring peace in our time of feud.
  
Dybt skal du ringe i sjælene ind,Strongly thou shall call on the souls
Nævne det bløde, vi bær i vort sind,Mention the soft; we wear in our minds,
Kalde på alt, som kan stemme til fred,Call on all who can agree on peace,
Vende vort had til fordragelighed.Reversing our hatred to toleration.
  
Kald alle minder om kærlighed frem,Recall all memories of love,
Kald på de længsler, vi har til vort hjem,Call on the longings we have for our home,
Mind om den hustru, som græder i bøn,Remind about the wife who weeps in prayer,
Mind om den moder, som elsked sin søn.Remind about the mother who loved her son.
  
Ring, klokke, lydt over hærenes tal,Ring bell, loud over numbers of the army
Ring gennem hjertets forhærdede skal,Ring through to the hardened heart
Fri vore sind for den tærende splid,Free our minds of the consuming divisions,
Klokke, ring fred i vor fejdende tid.Bell, ring peace in our time of feud.


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