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TRAVEL SONG by HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL

First Line: MAD THE TORRENT FOAMS BELOW US
Last Line: AND THE GENTLE BREEZES BLOW.
Subject(s): TRAVEL; JOURNEYS; TRIPS;

MAD the torrent foams below us,
From the crags the boulders leap,
Eagles, threatening to o'erthrow us,
Down the ravine boldly sweep.

But before us lies a land
Where the ripened fruits reflected
In the tranquil waters glow.
Marble fount and statue stand
Deep in groves of bloom protected,
And the gentle breezes blow.



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