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NEW SPRING: 32 by HEINRICH HEINE

First Line: THROUGH THE FOREST, IN THE MOONLIGHT
Last Line: OR A SIGN THAT DEATH IS NIGH ME?
Subject(s): BELLS; DEATH; FAIRIES; LOVE; DEAD, THE; ELVES;

THROUGH the forest, in the moonlight,
I the elves saw riding proudly;
And I heard their trumpets sounding,
And I hear their bells ring loudly.

Their white horses had upon them
Golden staghorns, whilst proceeding
Swiftly on -- like flights of wild swans
Through the air the train was speeding.

Smilingly the queen bent tow'rds me,
Smiling, as the band rode by me;
Is't a sign that new love's coming,
Or a sign that death is nigh me?



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