“May nothing evil cross this door,
And may ill fortune never pry
About these windows; may the roar
And rain go by.”

(L. Untermeyer in Prayer for this house)
Liège (B)

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“Wie schön geschmückt der festliche Raum!
Die Lichter funkeln am Weihnachtsbaum!
O fröhliche Zeit, o seliger Traum!”

(P. Cornelius in Christbaum)
Eupen (B)

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“Strange days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down
They’re going to destroy
Our casual joys
We shall go on playing
Or find a new town”

(The Doors in Strange Days)
Sint-Truiden (B)

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“Anne Margritchen!
Was willst du, mein Liebchen?
Ich trinke so gerne
Gezückerten Wein.

Zwei Pfund Zuckerchen,
Ein Pfund Butterchen,
Zwei Maaße Wein,
So muß es gut sein.

Schütt’ es in ein Kesselchen,
Rühr es mit dem Löffelchen,
Anne Margritchen,
Welch Süpplein ist dies?
Eine Weinsupp’! eine Weinsupp’!”

(Volkslied “Weinsüppchen. Ein Kinderlied”)
Sint-Truiden (B)

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