Xli Poems/Chanson innocente 2
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little treelittle silent Christmas treeyou are so littleyou are more like a flower
who found you in the green forestand were you very sorry to come away?see i will comfort youbecause you smell so sweetly
i will kiss your cool barkand hug you safe and tightjust as your mother would,only don't be afraid
look the spanglesthat sleep all the year in a dark boxdreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,
put up your little armsand i'll give them all to you to hold.every finger shall have its ringand there won't be a single place dark or unhappy
then when you're quite dressedyou'll stand in the window for everyone to seeand how they'll stare!oh but you'll be very proud
and my little sister and i will take handsand looking up at our beautiful treewe'll dance and sing"Noel Noel"