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11"Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay your golden cushion down; "Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay the golden cushion down;
22Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town. Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town.
33From gay guitar and violin the silver notes are flowing, From gay guitar and violin the silver notes are flowing,
44And the lovely lute doth speak between the trumpet's lordly blowing, And the lovely lute doth speak between the trumpet's lordly blowing,
55And banners bright from lattice light are waving everywhere, And banners bright from lattice light are waving everywhere,
66And the tall, tall plume of the bridegroom floats proudly in the air: And the tall, tall plume of our cousin's bridegroom floats proudly in the air:
77 Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay your golden cushion down; Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay the golden cushion down;
88 Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town. Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town.
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1010"Arise, arise, Xarifa, I see Andalla's face, "Arise, arise, Xarifa, I see Andalla's face,
1111He bends him to the people with a calm and princely grace, He bends him to the people with a calm and princely grace,
1212Through all the land of Xeres and banks of Guadalquivir Through all the land of Xeres and banks of Guadalquivir
1313Rode forth bridegroom so brave as he, so brave and lovely never. Rode forth bridegroom so brave as he, so brave and lovely never.
1414Yon tall plume waving o'er his brow of azure mixed with white, Yon tall plume waving o'er his brow of purple mixed with white,
1515I guess 'twas wreathed by Zara, whom he will wed to-night; I guess 'twas wreathed by Zara, whom he will wed to-night;
1616 Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay your golden cushion down; Rise up, rise up, Xarifa, lay the golden cushion down;
1717 Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town. Rise up, come to the window, and gaze with all the town.
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19"What aileth thee, Xarifa, what makes thine eyes look down?
20Why stay ye from the window far, nor gaze with all the town?
21I've heard you say on many a day, and sure you said the truth,
22Andalla rides without a peer, among all Granada's youth.
23Without a peer he rideth, and yon milk-white horse doth go
24Beneath his stately master, with a stately step and slow;
25 Then rise, oh, rise, Xarifa, lay the golden cushion down;
26 Unseen here through the lattice, you may gaze with all the town."
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1928The Zegri lady rose not, nor laid her cushion down, The Zegri lady rose not, nor laid her cushion down,
2029Nor came she to the window to gaze with all the town; Nor came she to the window to gaze with all the town;
2130And though her eyes dwelt on her knee, in vain her fingers strove, But though her eyes dwelt on her knee, in vain her fingers strove,
2231And though her needle pressed the silk, no flower Xarifa wove; And though her needle pressed the silk, no flower Xarifa wove;
2332One lovely rose-bud she had traced, before the noise grew nigh -- One bonny rose-bud she had traced, before the noise drew nigh --
2433That rose-bud now a tear effaced, slow drooping from her eye. That bonny bud a tear effaced, slow drooping from her eye.
2534 "No -- no," she cries -- "bid me not rise, nor lay my golden cushion down, "No -- no," she sighs -- "bid me not rise, nor lay my cushion down,
2635 To gaze upon Andalla with all the gazing town." To gaze upon Andalla with all the gazing town."
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2837What aileth thee, Xarifa, what makes thy lovely eyes look down? "Why rise ye not, Xarifa, nor lay your cushion down?
2938Why stay you from the window far, nor gaze with all the town? Why gaze ye not, Xarifa, with all the gazing town?
3039Hark, hear the trumpets, how they swell, and how the people cry! Hear, hear the trumpet how it swells, and how the people cry!
3140He stops at Zara's palace gate -- why sit ye still -- oh, why?" He stops at Zara's palace gate -- why sit ye still -- oh, why?"
3241"At Zara's gate stops Zara's mate; in him shall I discover "At Zara's gate stops Zara's mate; in him shall I discover
3342The dark-eyed youth pledged me his truth with tears, and was my lover? The dark-eyed youth pledged me his truth with tears, and was my lover?
3443 No, no, she cries, I will not rise, nor lay my golden cushion down, I will not rise, with dreary eyes, nor lay my cushion down,
3544 To gaze on false Andalla with all the gazing town!" To gaze on false Andalla with all the gazing town!"

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