Fred
Fred i hvert et sorgfuldt Hjerte,
Fred med hver en syndig Lyst,
Fred i Kærlighedens Smerte,
Fred med Døden i vort Bryst,
Fred, ja Fred med hver en Fjende,
Fred naar Livet her maa ende.
Peace
Peace for each heart filled with sorrow,
Peace when sinful lusts oppress,
Peace for love’s pain ere the morrow,
Peace with death within our breast,
Peace, yes, peace to foes extending,
Peace when life here has its ending.
This poem was found among Hans Christian Andersen’s
posthumous papers and set to music by choir leader
and composer Charlotte Dagnæs-Hansen.
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