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1841—1891

The wind rose, the sea rose A wave rose on the sea, It sang the mournful singing Of a sad centenary;

It sang the song of an old man Whose heart had died of grief, Whose soul had dried and withered At the falling of the leaf.

It sang the song of a young man Whose heart had died of pain When Spring was black and withered And the winter come again.

The wind rose, the sea rose A wave rose on the sea Swelled with the mournful singing Of a sad centenary.

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