Translation of the song O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod artist Rainer Maria Rilke
German
O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod
English translation
O Lord, grant everyone a proper end
O Herr, gib jedem seinen eignen Tod.
O Lord, grant everyone a proper end,
Das Sterben, das aus jenem Leben geht,
a passing that arises from a life
darin er Liebe hatte, Sinn und Not.
that full of love and sense and need was spent.