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First Line: When you loved me
Last Line: And soft birds dying.
Subject(s): Love; Singing & Singers; Stars; Songs


When you loved me,
Oh, my dear,
I sang my songs
For all to hear
Of shining stars,
And joyous deer,
And soft birds flying.

When you left me,
Oh, my dear,
I sang my songs,
For all to hear,
Of misty stars,
And limp-eyed deer,
And soft birds dying.





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