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FOUR TRANSLATIONS

FOUR TRANSLATIONS FROM THE GERMAN

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(Writer unknown)

I heard a sickle sighing, Yea, sighing through the corn,  I heard a maiden crying That was for love forlorn.  "Give over, love, give over! I care not what may pass,  For in the green, green clover I've found another lass."  "If in the green, green clover The while I stand apart  You've found another lover I well may break my heart."

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