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In the net with its nine bags ,
Are rud and bream .
We see this prince ,
With his grand-ducal robe and embroidered skirt .

The wild geese fly [only] about the islets .
The duke is returning ; — is it not to his proper place ?
He was stopping with you [and me] but for a couple of nights .

The wild geese fly about the land .
The duke is returning , and will not come back here ?
He was lodging with you [and me] but for a couple of nights .