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I love the cradle-songs the mothers sing In lonely places when the twilight drops, The slow, endearing melodies that bring Sleep to the weeping lids; and, when she stops, I love the roadside birds upon the tops Of dusty hedges in a world of Spring. And when the sunny rain drips from the edge Of mid-day wind, and meadows lean one way, And a long whisper passes thro' the sedge, Beside the broken water let me stay, While these old airs upon my memory play, And silent changes colour up the hedge.
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Me gustan las canciones de cuna que las madres cantan en los lugares solitarios cuando el crepúsculo cae, Las melodías lentas y entrañables que traen sueño a los llorosos párpados; y cuando ella se detiene, me gustan las aves al borde de los caminos en lo alto de polvorientos setos en un mundo de primavera. Y cuando la soleada lluvia gotea desde el filo del viento del mediodía, y los prados se inclinan hacia un lado, y un largo suspiro pasa a través del junco, Déjame permanecer al lado del agua rota, mientras esas viejas canciones suenan en mi memoria, y los cambios silenciosos colorean el seto.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-18
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