When I Sailed In A Sea

1902 When I sailed in a sea of tempests, And when my ship sunk into sea, I wildly cried: "My friend, the best one, My dear Devil, pray, help me! Don't let my evil, restless soul Have perished before ordered dates, I will attend to sins the whole Black train of all my future days." And Devil took and threw me, coarse, Into the boat, old and frail. I found there the pair of oars, The little bench and grayish sail. And I again brought on the ground Into the large and evil life My soul, everywhere pushed out, My body, sunk in sinful strife. And I am faithful, Devil-father, To the pledge, in evil time I gave, When I was in the sea disaster And such miraculously saved. I'll make your fame midst earthly nations To a shame of every day, unjust, I'll sing praise to the worlds damnation, And while enticing, I'll entice.