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 Copyright, 1907, hij Brciilano's 
 

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VORSPIEL 
 
 (Wild Geese) 
 
 Geese and Lovers, 
 Lovers and Geese! 
 Sometimes a quarrel 
 And sometimes — peace. 
 
Come over the sea to me, to me. 
 Come over the sea to me! 
 
 The little ships go sailing by. 
 But never a ship brings thee! 
 
There were no words, if 1 remember, 
 But something subtler, deeper. Love. 
 The night it was a cold December 
 With a shiv'ry, silver moon above — 
 But in our hearts — the flame of love! 
 
The moon, the moon and a wide, blue sea 
 A boat, a breeze, and you and me! 
 
Every night is our night. 
 But when the moon is high, 
 I think the world belongs to us, 
 The earth, the sea, the skyl 
 
There are snow peaks in your heart. 
 And a grayness that is cold. 
 But wisdom comes with loving, sweet. 
 And all your moods my love can meet- 
 Because my love is boldl 
 
Into the night we went, we two, 
 
 Under the comfort of the moon. 
 The sky was pale and the poplar-trees 
 Swayed in the wind, 
 Swayed and swung. 
 And the dear night passed too soon! 
 
In the twilight 
 
 We parted, 
 In the night, 
 
 Broken-hearted, 
 \A/e dreamed a sweet dream. 
 Then we met and we parted 
 Again, bro^ken-hearted. 
 But— dreams come again! 
 
Over the meadows — 
 To go! To go! 
 
 Just You and Me — 
 In the afterglow! 
 
The moon is the lovers' lantern. 
 
 With paths of palest gold 
 She lights the lovers' night way. 
 
 The moon — is never old! 
 
ON PASSING HER WINDOW 
 Through the midnight my soul comes winging, 
 In the darkness my heart is singing. 
 All my soul to your soul I am flinging! 
 And I'm singing to draw you to me. 
 All to me! 
 To draw you to me! 
 
HER REPLY 
 Out of the midnight 
 1 hear you singing! 
 O, my Beloved, I hear you singing, 
 And, though I silent must lie. 
 My heart sings with your heart. 
 My heart sings with yours! 
 
Spring in the hills, Beloved! 
 On the side of a meadowed slope 
 And love in our hearts, Beloved, 
 Love and Spring and Hope I 
 
The sun is like a world of fire 
 
 And I am like the sun ! 
 1 shall burn through all the dreary worlds 
 Until my flame is done. 
 O, Heart's Desire! 
 My fire, my fire 
 Shall burn for only one! 
 
The sun is the flame of the desert. 
 And you are the flame of my heart! 
 Dreary indeed is the desert unsunned, 
 And dreary without you, my heart. 
 
Oh, the poor, pale moon, Beloved! 
 She paled when you left me here. 
 Come back to us, to the moon and me. 
 The moon understands us, dear. 
 
Oh, the glow of the sun 
 
 And the red of the lake 
 
 And the shade of the bending tree 
 
 Oh, the sound of the waves 
 
 And the sight of a sail! 
 
 Oh, the song in my heart for thee! 
 
1 hear the sea call to the moon, 
 1 hear the moon murm'ring as she sails, 
 "1 cannot fail thee. 
 Why dost thou fear me?" 
 
 1 hear the wind sing to the pine-tree, 
 1 hear the pine-tree whisp'ring as she sways, 
 "I cannot fail thee. 
 Why dost thou fear me?" 
 
 I hear my heart cry to your heart 
 1 hear your heart beating 'gainst my own, 
 "1 cannot fail thee. 
 Why dost thou fear me?" 
 
You are so dear, so dear. 
 That all things else seem dear. 
 The wonder of our loving 
 Has made all else seem dear! 
 
Under the moon in the garden 
 The pale NHes sleep and sway. 
 
 And thou, dear white flower-woman. 
 Sleep thou until the day! 
 
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