| Cried the dying thief upon the tree
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| The savior raised his thorn-crowned head
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| And to the dying thief, he said
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| «Today, in paradise, you will be
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| Because I have remembered thee»
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| Today I cry «Remember me»
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| As did the thief upon the tree
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| O Lord, what will your verdict be?
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| Will you, in mercy, say to me
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| «Today, in paradise, you will be
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| Because I have remembered thee»?
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| Oh sinner, cry «Remember me»
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| As did the thief upon the tree
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| This moment may your last one be
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| Then he could never say to thee
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| «Today, in paradise, you will be
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| Because I have remembered thee» |