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The land, the land of hope, of light, Where glow my roses freshly bright,

And where my friends, the green paths tread, And where in beauty rise my dead; The land that speaks my native speech, The blessed land I may not reach!

I wander on in thoughtful care, For ever asking, sighing—where? And spirit-sounds come answering this —"There, where thou art not, there is bliss!"