by
Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)
Fragen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Lohnt es sich, ein Heim zu haben,
Dinge, die man liebt und kennt,
wo der Zufall von den Gaben
seiner Gunst uns wieder trennt?
Oder ist der Sinn des Lebens,
daß man Dinge kennenlernt
und zeitlebens sich vergebens
danach sehnt und sich entfernt?
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Questions
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Is it worth it to have a home,
Possessions that one loves and knows,
When from the gifts of its grace
Fate separates us again?
Or is it the purpose of life
That one learns to know things
And for the rest of one’s life
Yearns for them and distances oneself from them?
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