Aura Lee
Aura Lee
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As the blackbird in the spring,
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neath the willow tree,
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Sat and piped, I heard him sing;
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sing of Aura Lee.
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Aura Lee, Aura Lee,
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maid with golden hair
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Sunshine came along with thee,
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and swallows in the air.
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In thy blush the rose was born,
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music when you spake.
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Through thine azure eye, the morn,
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sparkling seemed to break.
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Aura Lee, Aura Lee,
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birds of crimson wing
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Never song have sung to me
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as in that night, sweet spring.
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Aura Lee, the bird may flee
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the willow's golden hair
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Swing through winter fitfully,
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on the stormy air.
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Yet if thy blue eyes I see,
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gloom will soon depart.
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For to me, sweet Aura Lee is
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sunshine through the heart.
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When the mistletoe was green,
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midst the winter's snows
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Sunshine in thy face was seen
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kissing lips of rose.
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Aura Lee, Aura Lee,
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take my golden ring.
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Love and light return with thee, and
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swallows with the spring.
Amerikanisches Volkslied aus der Zeit des Bürgerkriegs
Text von: W. W. Fosdick
Musik von: George R. Poulton
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