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LOVE ME!

Love me! Love me!—Dearest, love me!
Let whate'er betide,
Though it be forbid by fate
To bless me with a bride;
Our hearts may yet be link'd in one,
Though fortune frown above me,
That hope will gently guide me on,
Then love me, dearest! Love me!
Love me dearest! Dearest, love me!
Brighter days may shine,
When thou shalt call me all thine own,
And thou'lt be only mine!
But should that bliss be still denied,
Still fortune frown above me,
Thou'lt be my choice—though not my bride,
Then love me, dearest! Love me!