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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL Poet's Biography
First Line: My lady said,'I'll be no chain, / you are not sworn to me
Last Line: She said, 'come back to me.'
First Line: My lady said,'I'll be no chain, / you are not sworn to me
Last Line: She said, 'come back to me.'
My lady said, 'I'll be no chain,
You are not sworn to me,
To pledge the faith of men is vain,
They are inconstancy.'
'My friend, go on your way,' she said,
'Divining many a land,
Taking your ease in many a bed,
Caressing many a hand.'
'If bitter wine your cup may fill,
Then try the Malvoisie,
But if my lips are sweeter still,'
She said, 'come back to me.'
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