When the Swallows Homeward Fly

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Voice and Piano Franz Abt (1819-1885)
c. 1846

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1. When the swal lows home ward fly, When the ro ses scat ter'd lie, When from
2. When the white swan south ward roves, To seek at noon the or ange groves, When the
3. My poor heart, why do you cry, Once al so you in peace will lie! All things


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neith er hill nor dale, Chants the silv' ry night in gale, In these words my bleed ing
red tints of the west, Prove the sun is gone to rest, In these words my bleed ing
on this earth must die; Will then we meet, you and I? My heart asks with bod ing



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heart, Would to thee its grief im part. When I thus thy im age lose,
heart, Would to thee its grief im part. When I thus thy im age lose,
pain Will faith join us once a gain? My heart asks with bod ing pain

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Can I, ah! can I e'er know re pose, Can I, ah! can I e'er know re pose.
Can I, ah! can I e'er know re pose, Can I, ah! can I e'er know re pose.
Will faith join us once a gain? Af ter to day's bit ter part ing pain.

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