Selections from Songs of a Bayadere and Songs of a Troubadour By Evelyn Douglas [i.e. J. E. Barlas] |
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The Last Serenade.
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The Last Serenade.
The moonlight sleeps upon the lake,
And music on my heart.
O lady mine, awake, awake,
For love is where thou art.
The ripple sobs below the boat,
The swan sleeps on the castle moat,
The water-lilies round me float,
And yet we are apart.
And music on my heart.
O lady mine, awake, awake,
For love is where thou art.
The ripple sobs below the boat,
The swan sleeps on the castle moat,
The water-lilies round me float,
And yet we are apart.
The stars are out, the love-bird calls,
Men sleep, the hour is late;
The shadow of the castle falls
Across my heart like fate.
The wind awakes among the woods,
And murmurs from the solitudes,
The heart-sick owl i' the ivy broods,
And I am here and wait.
Men sleep, the hour is late;
The shadow of the castle falls
Across my heart like fate.
The wind awakes among the woods,
And murmurs from the solitudes,
The heart-sick owl i' the ivy broods,
And I am here and wait.
(1888.)
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