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BALTA; GYPSY-SONG FO TRANSLYVANIA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Brave balta clasped me to his breast
Last Line: And lo! 'twas balta brave!
Alternate Author Name(s): Dean
Subject(s): Gypsies; Love; Marriage; Wandering & Wanderers; Gipsies; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


BRAVE BALTA clasped me to his breast
Beneath the midnight sky; —
'Now go I east or go I west,
I'll love thee till I die!'
'O wander east or wander west,
My Balta,' soft I sighed,
'By moon and stars I'll love thee best,
And wait to be thy bride!'

Thrice fell the snows on field and tent,
And weary was my life —
When proud a Prince rode up, and bent,
And wooed me for his wife.
'Nay, sir, I must be Balta's bride;
To him my heart I gave'; —
He sprang to earth; his cloak flung wide;
And lo! 'twas Balta brave!





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