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In the vale where I once listened out for the light
Where the little birds warble
The ptarmigans babble
And my heart looked about for some rest from its trouble
I cast my eyes downward upon the seaside

And a fair young girl on the shore I espied
Who was sitting and weeping
To see the waves leaping
And over the skyline sad vigil was keeping.

O why are you weeping alone on the shore?
Now still from your eyes I can see the tears pour.
What sorrow and smart
So pierces your heart
That even at midnight it will not depart?
In the vale where I once listened out for the light   Where the little birds warble   The ptarmigans babble   And my heart looked about for some rest from its trouble   I cast my eyes downward upon the seaside      And a fair young girl on the shore I espied   Who was sitting and weeping   To see the waves leaping   And over the skyline sad vigil was keeping.      O why are you weeping alone on the shore?   Now still from your eyes I can see the tears pour.   What sorrow and smart   So pierces your heart   That even at midnight it will not depart?