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LYRICAL INTERLUDE: 1 by HEINRICH HEINE

First Line: TWAS IN THE BEAUTEOUS MONTH OF MAY
Last Line: MY VOWS OF LOVE WAS BRINGING.
Subject(s): LOVE; MAY (MONTH);

'TWAS in the beauteous month of May,
When all the flowers were springing,
That first within my bosom
I heard love's echo ringing.

'Twas in the beauteous month of May,
When all the birds were singing,
That first I to my sweetheart
My vows of love was bringing.



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