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I
I can
I cannot
I cannot dance
I cannot dance, O Lord
unless You lead me
If You want me to leap with joy
let me see You dance and sing
Alleluia
Docete me, docete me saltare
(teach me to dance)
I cannot dance, O Lord, unless you lead me
If you want me to leap joyfully
let me see You dance and sing, O Lord
Fill me with Your joy
Then I shall leap into Love
and from Love into Knowledge
then from Knowledge into Harvest
Sweetest fruit of the vine
Leap into love
Love into Knowledge
Knowledge into Harvest
Sweetest fruit, beyond all human sensation
There I will stay with You
whirling and twirling
Alleluia - dance for joy!
poet - Mechthild of Magdeburg (13th century)