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Last night a storm raged | |||
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And, with it, also in my mind. | |||
You neither came nor glanced at me; | |||
You kept aloof. | |||
Hit by the storm, buds of flowers dropped untimely; | Hit by the storm, buds of flowers dropped untimely; | ||
and even the fragrance of those flowers that were blooming | and even the fragrance of those flowers that were blooming | ||
vanished with the moonlight. | vanished with the moonlight. | ||
Alas, despite all this, you did not come. | Alas, despite all this, you did not come. | ||
Forgetting me, where were you? | Forgetting me, where were you? | ||
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My entire jingling note found an end, | My entire jingling note found an end, | ||
and yet, you did not come. | and yet, you did not come. | ||
To which unknown isolation | To which unknown isolation | ||
did you remain confined, oblivious of me? | did you remain confined, oblivious of me? | ||