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1. 1.

   1. The wandering singers sing about

   1. culture and rituals.
   2. trials and travails of human beings.
   3. birds and animals.
   4. beauty of women. and simple and sorrowful things.

   2. They move through

   1. towns and cities.
   2. through forests and echoing streets.
   3. through palaces and huts.
   4. through mountains and valleys.

   3. In their hands they carry

   1. lutes.
   2. pipes.
   3. drums.
   4. mouth organs.

   4. The wandering singers of the poem are

   1. classical singers.
   2. folk singers.
   3. rural singers.
   4. professional singers.

   5. Where is home of wandering singers?

   1. the forests
   2. the streets
   3. the world
   4. the cities
2. 2.

   What hope shall we gather, what dreams shall we sow?
   Where the wind calls our wandering footsteps we go.

   1. What happens to the hopes and dreams of the speakers?
   2. What do footsteps mean here? How can the call of the wind determine someone's footstep?
3. 3.

   No love bids us tarry, no joy bids us wait:
   The voice of the wind is the voice of our fate.

   1. Whose fate is being spoken of here?
   2. What message is conveyed through the first line here?
4. 4.

   Who is the speaker in this poem? Is there only on speaker?
5. 5.

   How do the singers describe their lives?
6. 6.

   The singers describe their songs. What kind of songs do they sing as they wander through the world?