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about his home country. It also exists in a Dutch-language version as "
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wrote a largely modified version, "El Meu Poble Alcoi" ("My
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241:are the only mountains."
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688:The Bar at the Crossing
812:-related article is a
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394:La Valse à mille temps
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237:"in his flat country
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628:The Impossible Dream
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883:Songs about Belgium
317:secondhandsongs.com
313:"SONG Le plat pays"
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614:Le Moribond
561:Ces gens-là
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415:Ces gens-là
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857:Categories
500:Infiniment
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197:La Venoge
157:North Sea
810:pop song
772:(statue)
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528:Box sets
510:Rarities
429:J'arrive
279:26 April
239:oppidums
165:humility
68:Recorded
60:Released
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737:Hiva Oa
730:L'Envol
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225:Asterix
205:singer
169:Belgium
151:Concept
110:Barclay
82:Chanson
757:(film)
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88:Length
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