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An Irish Blackbird

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This is my brave singer,             With his beak of gold;      Now my hearts a captive             In his songs sweet hold.      O, the larks a rover,             Seeking fields above:      But my serenader             Hath a human love.      Hark! he says, in winter             Nests are full of snow,      But a truce to wailing             Summer breezes blow.      Hush! he sings, with night-time             Phantoms cease to be,      Join your serenader             Piping on his tree.      O, my little lover,             Warble in the blue;      Wingless must I envy             Skies so wide for you.

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