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A SICILIAN SUMMER: ARETINA'S SONG by HENRY TAYLOR (1800-1886)

First Line: I'M A BIRD THAT'S FREE
Last Line: THOU WANDERING WIND, OH STAY!

I'M a bird that's free
Of the land and sea,
I wander whither I will;
But oft on the wing,
I falter and sing,
Oh, fluttering heart, be still, Be still,
Oh, fluttering heart, be still!

I'm wild as the wind,
But soft and kind,
And wander whither I may;
The eyebright sighs,
And says with its eyes,
Thou wandering wind, oh stay, Oh stay,
Thou wandering wind, oh stay!



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