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Du bist ein Kind wie all die vielen, die auf der ganzen Erde sind, wie all die anderen Gespielen und doch bist du so anders, Kind. Du bist ein Kind, dem Heimat fehlt, in allen Städten bist du fremd. So lang dich nicht das Wort beseelt: Heimat, dein Herz ist ungehemmt.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-04
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You are a child like all others, all over the whole world, like all other playmates, and yet you are different, child. You are a child without a home, in all places you remain a stranger. As long as this word is not yours: home, -- your heart must roam.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-05
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Word count: 49
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