Your children
are not your children
they are the sons and daughters
of life's longing for itself
They come through you
but they are not from you
and though they are with you
they belong not to you
You can give them your love
but not your thoughts
they have their own thoughts
they have their own thoughts
You can house their bodies
but not their souls
for their souls dwell
in a place of tomorrow
Which you cannot visit
not even in your dreams
you can try to be like them
but you cannot make them just like you
Try to be like them
try to be like them
try to be like them
try to be like them
For your children
are not your children
they are the sons and daughters
of life's longing for itself
Give them your love
and love you house this souls
for this souls dwell
in a place of tomorrow
Your children
are not your children
they are the sons and daughters
of life's longing
of life's longing
for itself
Astrid Seriese componeerde de muziek van On Children voor de documentaireserie
De kinderen van De Hondsberg, uitgezonden in 1998. De oorspronkelijke tekst komt uit De Profeet van
Kahlil Gibran (hoofdstuk Kinderen). Zie ook troostboek.
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