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Poem

Tonnus Oosterhoff

I was witness

I was witness,
o green tree, the green tree
how the cantor embarked on his stone throw
through a rift in the warped universe.
Also, I was witness to the stone
at a throw’s distance.

Ik was getuige

Ik was getuige,
o groene boom, de groene boom,
hoe de voorzanger door een spleet
in het kromgetrokken heelal
zijn steenworp ondernam.
Ook was ik getuige van de steen
op een worp afstand.
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I was witness

I was witness,
o green tree, the green tree
how the cantor embarked on his stone throw
through a rift in the warped universe.
Also, I was witness to the stone
at a throw’s distance.

I was witness

I was witness,
o green tree, the green tree
how the cantor embarked on his stone throw
through a rift in the warped universe.
Also, I was witness to the stone
at a throw’s distance.
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