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moglich," and to the horror of his friends would not budge till he had heard the last note. " I know the melody," he said. " It is sung every-where. Let me hear every line. What a beautiful parting song! I wish I had com-posed it!"
As he took his seat in the close vehicle that was waiting impatiently to take him further on his journey, a soft voice started " T h e Wanderer":
" Wenn ich den Wandrer frage: Wo willst du hin ?"
and all joined in the refrain:
" Nach Hause, nach Hause 1"
But at the last line:
" Hab' keine Heimat mehr!"
a choking voice called out " Da capo!" Then the horses started, and as the party passed out into the moonlight, and that lament, " Hab' keine Heimat mehr!" (" I have no home now!") became fainter and fainter, the lonely fugitive buried his face in the cushions and wept bitterly. Very different is the merry " Kanapee-Lied," whose history Max Friedlander has endeavoured to trace. Few German popular songs have attained such a venerable age or enjoyed such
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