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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