by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Song of the Nubian Girl
Language: English 
    O Abyssinian tree,
    We pray, we pray to thee;
By the glow of thy golden fruit
  And the violet hue of the flower,
    And the greeting mute
    Of thy boughs' salute
  To the stranger who seeks thy bow.

    O Abyssinian tree!
    How the traveller blesses thee
When the light no moon allows,
  And the sunset hour is near,
    And thou bend'st thy boughs
    To kiss his brows.
  Saying, "Come, rest thee here."
    O Abyssinian tree!
    Thus bow thy head to me!

Confirmed with Thomas Moore, The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore, Project Gutenberg, 2003/5.


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