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Volkslieder: “The Knight and the Fine One”

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“Der Ritter und die Feine”

 
Three roses upon a branch,
Fair is the Night;
A nightingale sang upon it;
Fair is the Night!
 
Beneath the blossoming rose-tree,
Fair is the Night;
There lay a fine lady, deep in dreams;
Fair is the Night!
 
The knight rode through the wood,
Fair is the Night;
My steed, why do you halt?
Fair is the Night!
 
What is that glimmer I see in the dark?
Fair is the Night;
Like a rose in its splendour?
Fair is the Night!
 
A gleam like bright gold!
Fair is the Night;
They are curled tresses;
Fair is the Night!
 
The lady is a fine one.
The lady is a fine one.
Fair is the Night…

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