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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GHOST SONG, by VICTOR MARIE HUGO Poet's Biography
First Line: Who are you, tell me, beauteous shade
Last Line: Gather the holly from the tree.
First Line: Who are you, tell me, beauteous shade
Last Line: Gather the holly from the tree.
WHO are you, tell me, beauteous shade;
And tell me what your name may be?
A virgin lived not far from me
Whose eyes were all her treasury;
--And I that virgin am, she said;
Gather the holly from the tree.
You're clad in white, O beauteous shade;
Now tell me what your name may be?
While tending oxen on the lea,
Claud's sweet looks stole her heart, ah me!
--And I that maiden am, she said;
Gather the holly from the tree.
You're decked with flowers, beauteous shade;
Now tell me what your name may be?
In madness hearts and winds agree,
A kiss their union caused, ah me!
--I am that loving girl, she said;
Gather the holly from the tree.
You have shed tears, O beauteous shade;
Now tell me what your name may be?
The maiden had a son, ah me!
God took him from her to His knee,
--And I the mother am, she said;
Gather the holly from the tree.
You're pale and wan, O beauteous shade;
Now tell me what your name may be?
In holes for shelter did she flee,
Like owls to hide away, ah me!
--I am that girl distraught, she said;
Gather the holly from the tree.
You're very cold, O beauteous shade;
Now tell me what your name may be?
Our loves and winning looks we see
Are oft our coffin nails, ah me!
--I the dead maiden am, she said;
Gather the holly from the tree.
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