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IN ABSENCE by AVENZOAR

First Line: MY CHICK, MY PRETTY ONE
Last Line: AND FROM MY HEART TO THINE.

My chick, my pretty one,
My little quail, my son:
When we had to part
I left with him my heart.

I yearned so lovingly
For him, and he for me:
Bitter tears we shed
When our farewells were said.

Love must aweary grow
Of running to and fro
From thy heart to mine,
And from my heart to thine.



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