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Der Besen kehrt die Stube rein, Doch tut er das nicht von sich selber allein, Er hat keinen Sinn für Wohnungskultur, Ist hölzern und faul und gleichgültig nur. Es muss einer sein, der sich das regt, Es muss einer sein, der ihn bewegt, Es ist der Mensch, nicht der Besen, der fegt!
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-22
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Word count: 52
The broom sweeps clean, as is well-known, But it doesn't sweep by itself all alone, With elegant style it has no success, It's wooden and slow and couldn't care less. There must be a person behind the scenes, There must be a person who intervenes, It's not the broom but the human that cleans!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-19
Line count: 7
Word count: 54
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