Wo wohnen Sie? Sie wohnen in einer Stadt in Norddeutschland. Wie ist die Stadt? Die Stadt ist sehr klein. Wie viele Menschen wohnen hier? Nur 5000 Menschen wohnen hier. Nun bin ich alt, die Liebenden sind weit. That is, “particular arguments for the resurrection.” Lines six to eight are derived from a medieval story of a mortal Who lived by the sea and regularly went out on a raft. One evening, in the 7th month, he came to a bank where he encountered A herd boy and weaving maids. It was sometimes said that the celestial river of stars connected to the worldly ocean at the edge of the sky. He only realized later that his raft had that evening carried him into the sky. This must refer to the flute piece known as “Plum Blossoms, 3 tunes.” This line probably alludes to the flute melody “Plum blossoms Fall.” The Lantern Festival fell on the 15th day of the New Year (hence also known as the 15th, As in the second stanza), which was the first full moon of the year.