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Diese Gondel vergleich ich der [Wiege,
sie schaukelt gefällig]1
Und das Kästchen darauf
scheint ein geräumiger Sarg.
Recht so! Zwischen der Wieg und dem Sarg
wir schwanken und schweben
Auf dem großen Kanal
sorglos durchs Leben dahin.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 38
I compare this gondola
to a pleasantly rocking cradle;
And the little box upon it
looks like a spacious coffin.
Rightly so! Between the cradle and the coffin
we sway and float
On the great canal
without care through life.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
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