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THE LAST WALTZ
My heart is death unto me!My heart is death!
The last waltz must be played
A final seal laid.
"For stern as death is love,
relentless as the nether world is devotion;
its flames are a blazing fire.
Deep waters cannot quench love,
nor floods sweep it away." (Song of Songs 8:6(3)-8)
Oh!My heart is death unto me!My heart is death~
The last waltz must be played
A final seal laid.
"For stern as death is love,
relentless as the nether world is devotion;
its flames are a blazing fire.
Deep waters cannot quench love,
nor floods sweep it away." (Song of Songs 8:6(3)-8)
Oh!My heart is death unto me!My heart is death~
Published 1st Aug 2023
Author's Note
Ohhh! Engelbert Humperdinck in "The Last Waltz" sang my blues better than I ever could.
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1st Aug 2023 9:00pm
Interesting to see this translation of the verse you quote. I am more familiar with this translation, which was made into an anthem by English composer John Ireland:
"For love is strong as death, its jealousy unyielding like the grave,,,Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it."
"For love is strong as death, its jealousy unyielding like the grave,,,Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it."
18th Aug 2023 9:43am
An interesting read,isn't it? The Songs I mean! Very well done and I believe every different translation ends up applauding that finesse.
