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I Should not dare to leave my friend, Because, because if he should die While I was gone, and I too late Should reach the heart that wanted me, If I should disappoint the eyes That hunted, hunted so to see And could not bear to shut until They noticed me, they noticed me. If I should stab the patient faith So sure I'd come, so sure I'd come, It listening, listening went to sleep Telling my tardy name. My heart would wish it broke before, Since breaking then, since breaking then Were useless as next morning's sun Where midnight's frosts had lain!
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Den Freund verlassen darf ich nicht, denn sollt, denn sollt er vor mir gehn, und ich wär fort und käm zu spät zum Herzen, das mich hat ersehnt, - sollte das Aug enttäuschen ich, das suchte mich, das suchte mich, und das nicht brechen konnt, eh’ es gewahrte mich, gewahrte mich, - sollt’ töten ich Geduld und Glaub’ die sicher, sicher war’n, ich käm und horchend, horchend schliefen ein murmelnd, ich käm zu spät. Bräch’ doch mein Herz, eh dies geschieht, denn hinterher, denn hinterher wär’s nutzlos, da die Morgensonn Nachtfrost vertreibt nicht mehr.
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