The dawn comes lightly
Language: English 
The dawn comes lightly as a dancing girl,
The dew-drops glisten, ev'ry one a pearl;
And lo! the happy birds announce the day,
Beloved, listen.

To us who lay and watched the ev'ning star
Sink in the ocean restless there afar,
To us who love, is born another day
For love and love's devotion.

The dawn comes lightly as a dancing girl,
The dew drops glisten, ev'ry one a pearl,
And lo! the happy birds announce the day,
Beloved, listen.

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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-29
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