PAINTED ROAD (Bist du bei Mir)
Lyrics by Roger Coghill, Music by Bach , Bmv 508
Bist du bei Mir, geh ich mit Freuden
Zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.
Ach wei vergnugt war so mein Ende
Es druckten deine schonen Hande
Mir die getreuen Augen zu.
Stay by my side
And I’ll be contented
Your gentle hand to lead
Is all I’ll ever need
Walking the painted road to Paradise.
Ah! What delight
Just to be near you.
To look into your eyes
The truth that in them lies
Shows me the painted road to Paradise.