Heimweh, wonach?

Mascha Kaléko

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Original	Traduzione inglese di Coopysnoopy da LyricsTranslate
HEIMWEH, WONACH?	HOMESICKNESS, FOR WHAT?

Wenn ich "Heimweh" sage, sag ich "Traum".	When I say "homesickness", I say "dream".
Denn die alte Heimat gibt es kaum.	Because the old home hardly exists.
Wenn ich Heimweh sage, mein ich viel:	When I say "homesickness", I mean a lot:
Was uns lange drückte im Exil.	What us oppressed in exile for a long time.
Fremde sind wir nun im Heimatort.	Now we are strangers in the hometown.
Nur das "Weh", es blieb.	Only the "sickness" remained.
Das "Heim" ist fort.	The "home" is gone.

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