 | Erato, number II |  |
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THE ROSE IS ON THY CHEEK.
MUSIC BY E. CUDDY.
The rose is on thy cheek, love,
Health's brightness in thine eye;
But our hold on life is weak, love,
And Time is hurrying by:
Then let us haste life's joys to taste,
Ere youth and beauty fly,
Ere youth and beauty fly, love;
Then let us haste life's joys to taste,
Ere youth and beauty fly.
Health's brightness in thine eye;
But our hold on life is weak, love,
And Time is hurrying by:
Then let us haste life's joys to taste,
Ere youth and beauty fly,
Ere youth and beauty fly, love;
Then let us haste life's joys to taste,
Ere youth and beauty fly.
The ruby 's in thy lip, love,
The lily on thy brow;
Oh, if e'er life's sweets we sip, love,
Why should we not sip now?
Then let us seal the troth we feel,
And vow the bridal vow,
And vow the bridal vow, love;
Then let us seal the troth we feel,
And vow the bridal vow.
The lily on thy brow;
Oh, if e'er life's sweets we sip, love,
Why should we not sip now?
Then let us seal the troth we feel,
And vow the bridal vow,
And vow the bridal vow, love;
Then let us seal the troth we feel,
And vow the bridal vow.
They form is like the cloud, love,
As airy and as light;
And the breeze hath never bow'd, love,
A flow'r more fair and bright.
Oh, if we twain must wear one chain,
Why forge it not to-night?
Why forge it not to-night, love?
Oh, if we twain must wear one chain,
Why forge it not to-night?
As airy and as light;
And the breeze hath never bow'd, love,
A flow'r more fair and bright.
Oh, if we twain must wear one chain,
Why forge it not to-night?
Why forge it not to-night, love?
Oh, if we twain must wear one chain,
Why forge it not to-night?
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