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Bleibe nicht am Boden heften

Language: German

Bleibe nicht am Boden heften,
Frisch gewagt und frisch hinaus!
Kopf und Arm mit heitern Kräften,
Überall sind [sie]4 zu Haus;
Wo wir uns der Sonne freuen,
Sind wir [jede Sorge]5 los,
Daß wir uns in ihr zerstreuen,
Darum ist die Welt so groß.


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4 Gerster, Mendelssohn: "wir"
5 Mendelssohn: "jeder Sorgen"; Gerster: "alle Sorgen"

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Date added to the website: 2009-08-27.

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