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LE POMMIER DOUX by ANONYMOUS

First Line: AN APPLE TREE THERE GROWETH
Subject(s): LOVE;SOLDIERS;

An apple tree there groweth,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
An apple tree there groweth
Within my father's close;
@3So sweet,@1
Within my father's close.

Oh, bright is every leaf thereon,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
Oh, bright is every leaf thereon
And sweet the fruit that grows
@3So sweet,@1
And sweet the fruit that grows.

The King's three lovely daughters,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
The King's three lovely daughters
Beneath its branches lay,
@3So sweet,@1
Beneath its branches lay.

The youngest wakens lightly,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
The youngest wakens lightly:
My sister, here is day!
@3So sweet,
@1My sister, here is day!

'Tis but a star that's gilding,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
'Tis but a star that's gilding
With its sweet light our love,
@3So sweet,@1
With its sweet light our love.

Our lovers ride to battle,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
Our lovers ride to battle
Their love for us to prove,
@3So sweet,@1
Their love for us to prove.

And if they gain the battle,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
And if they gain the battle,
Our love shall crown the day,
@3So sweet,@1
Our love shall crown the day.

Oh, let them win or let them fail,
@3Fly away, my heart, away;@1
Oh, let them win or let them fail,
Our love is theirs alway,
@3So sweet,@1
Our love is theirs alway.



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