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SONGS OF MY CITY: 1. IN A LATTICED BALCONY by SAROJINI NAIDU

First Line: HOW SHALL I FEED THEE, BELOVED?
Last Line: WITH THE DELICATE SILENCE OF LOVE.
Subject(s): FOLK SONGS - INDIAN; LOVE;

How shall I feed thee, Beloved?
@3On golden-red honey and fruit@1.
How shall I please thee, Beloved?
@3With th' voice of the cymbal and lute@1.

How shall I garland thy tresses?
@3With pearls from the jessamine close@1.
How shall I perfume thy fingers?
@3With th' soul of the keora and rose@1.

How shall I deck thee, O Dearest?
@3In hues of the peacock and dove@1.
How shall I woo thee, O Dearest?
@3With the delicate silence of love@1.



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