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A virtual Rose for the Women of Ravensbrück
Take not my hands, gaze not into my eyes Seek no comfort for me and tell me not, I should have faith!
A bad shadow lies on me, surrounded by an evil circle. I must carry this burden All alone, I know.
I'm alone – no one's words can help me. Alone I will live through this awful waiting. And before the moment arrives to kill me, I go to meet it alone.
Farewell and go ... leave me alone. Even if the tears well up, no, I won't cry Already waiting for me, Already calling me with open gates is ...
the Garden.
Zofia Górska: Moment of Farewell (1942)
Original language: Polish
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