Aline's choice.
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The one will rest in a silken tent
When the quarry has dropped, and the mort is played,
The other lies in a cleft of rock
Under a hemlock's shade.
When the quarry has dropped, and the mort is played,
The other lies in a cleft of rock
Under a hemlock's shade.
Rudolph will give me a palfrey white,
With silken saddle, and stirrup of gold,
Ludovic in his arms of steel
Has borne me far through the heat and cold.
The noble has promised a chain of gems,
Broidered kerchief, and mantle gay;
The peasant will shear me a fleece to spin
A gown for my wedding day.
With silken saddle, and stirrup of gold,
Ludovic in his arms of steel
Has borne me far through the heat and cold.
The noble has promised a chain of gems,
Broidered kerchief, and mantle gay;
The peasant will shear me a fleece to spin
A gown for my wedding day.
What should I do with jewels
On my neck that is brown with the sun and rain?
How should I fasten my long, loose hair
With a comb of pearl, or a golden chain?
I'll crown it fair with a myrtle wreath,
I'll gather it back with a riband gay,
And I'll wrap myself in my peasant's cloak
To keep the cold away.
On my neck that is brown with the sun and rain?
How should I fasten my long, loose hair
With a comb of pearl, or a golden chain?
I'll crown it fair with a myrtle wreath,
I'll gather it back with a riband gay,
And I'll wrap myself in my peasant's cloak
To keep the cold away.
