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FRENCH FOLK LULLABY by ANONYMOUS

First Line: NOW IT GROWS LATE - THE ANGEL HAS PASSED BY
Last Line: "THY LITTLE FRIEND, THE FAIRY BIRD OF BLUE"

Now it grows late--the angel has passed by.
The day already has begun to die;
And hark! the only sound that one may hear
Is the swift river's rippling laughter clear.
Then lullaby!
My son, 'tis I.
Now it grows late--and he is sleeping, too.
Thy little friend, the fairy bird of blue.




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