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And you, my ungrateful eyes, | And you, my ungrateful eyes, | ||
oppressed by the blind horror of death | oppressed by the blind horror of death | ||
you see the | you see the divine light | ||
in the end, and you are not yet dark, | in the end, and you are not yet dark, | ||
and blind? | and blind? | ||
Kill me, my anguish; | Kill me, my anguish; | ||
It is only | It is only fair that this | ||
afflicted body should die | afflicted body should die | ||
which already cannot give any comfort to the soul. | which already cannot give any comfort to the soul. | ||
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</ref> | </ref> | ||
<ref name="FR">English translation by Birikein & FR, 2021</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:18th-century music]] | [[Category:18th-century music]] | ||
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