by David Thomson (flourished c1812)

When eve's last rays in twilight die
Language: English 
When eve's last rays in twilight die
And stars are seen along the sky,
On Liffy's banks I stray;
And there with fond I regret I gaze,
Where oft I've pass'd the fleeting days
With her that's far away.

When she would sing some lovely strain,
How sweet the echoes gave again
In fainter notes the lay;
Tho' mute the echoes of the grove,
In fancy still I hear my love.
Though now she's far away.

Her from the stream reflected clear,
And still it seem'd, when she was near,
To move with fond delay;
But though its wave no trace retains,
Her image in my heart remains,
Tho' now she's far away.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Georg Pertz) , "Wenn Tages letzte Strahlen fliehn"


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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-12
Line count: 18
Word count: 113