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Wortlos / Wordless

  posted by Roland Fogt, Sunday, April 15, 2001

Ich brauche eine Hand, die mich umhegt
Treusam und weich am Abend und am Morgen.
Die Liebend sich auf meinen Scheitel legt,
Und von der Stirne streicht die grauen Sorgen.
Ich brauche eine Hand, die mich umhegt,
Und die es fuhlt, wenn meine Seele leidet,
Die mich im tiefsten Schmerze wortlos liebt,
Und so sich von den anderen unterscheidet.

I need a hand to nurture me
Faithful and gentle in evening and morning,
That lies upon my head lovingly
And wipes the gray sorrows from my mind.
I need a hand, which surrounds me
And senses when my soul is suffering,
That will silently love me in my deepest sorrow
And so very different from all others.

  Author unknown
  This poem was carried by German POW, Wilhelm Höffgen, during his internment in France, 1945-46
  Some of his wartime photographs can be viewed at this site





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