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Klingend schlagen hier die Finken, heimlich tönt der Welle Rauschen, und der Zweige leisem Winken ist es lieblich hier zu lauschen. Eh' die Welle zieht von hinnen, schwankt sie zögernd, ob sie bliebe, wo sich weiche Winde minnen; und die Blume nickt, ich liebe.
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The finches sing their tinkling song here, the waves murmur secret things, and the gentle rustling of the branches is lovely to hear. Before the wave retreats, it lingers hesitantly, as if it wished to remain where the soft breezes flirt; and the flower nods: I love you.
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