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Page 209
... morning sky with all his light , but the land- scape was dishonored by this loss . For this boy , in whose re- membrance I have both slept and awakened so oft , decorated for me the morning star , the evening cloud . A boy of early ...
... morning sky with all his light , but the land- scape was dishonored by this loss . For this boy , in whose re- membrance I have both slept and awakened so oft , decorated for me the morning star , the evening cloud . A boy of early ...
Page 259
... morning , in the morning We sprout , blossom forth ; In the evening we wither and fade . Our days decline And end as a sigh ; Destined for seventy , With strength for eighty , Most of them toil and travail , Soon they pass as we fail ...
... morning , in the morning We sprout , blossom forth ; In the evening we wither and fade . Our days decline And end as a sigh ; Destined for seventy , With strength for eighty , Most of them toil and travail , Soon they pass as we fail ...
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... morning I am in love with the whole world . A thousand luminous threads cross and intertwine on my heart . Out of thousands of fragile perceptions I weave a miraculous garment . Through it the god laughs and I smile back to the god ...
... morning I am in love with the whole world . A thousand luminous threads cross and intertwine on my heart . Out of thousands of fragile perceptions I weave a miraculous garment . Through it the god laughs and I smile back to the god ...
Contents
An eye comes out of the wave | 5 |
Give back life for life | 16 |
We take the future from ourselves | 27 |
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