Works

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'Twas on a merry time,
When Jenny Wren was young,
So neatly as she danced,
And so sweetly as she sung,
Robin Redbreast lost his heart,
He was a gallant bird,...

Il 'tait un' berg're,
Et ron, ron, ron, petit patapon;
Il 'tait un' berg're,
Qui gardait ses moutons,
Ron, ron,
Qui gardait ses moutons.

Elle fit un fromage,...

When Summer on the earth was queen
She held her court in gardens green
Fair hung with tapestry of leaves,
Where threads of gold the sun enweaves
With checquered patterns on the floor...

Es regnet auf der Br'cke, und ich werd' nass.
Ich hab' noch was vergessen, und weiss nicht was?

Sch'ne Jungfer h'bsch und fein
Komm mit mir zum Tanz herein,
Lass uns einmal tanzen und lustig sein.

The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor Robin do then--poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn
To keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing--poor thing!

Giant Oak, in his strength & his scorn
Of the winds, by the roots was uptorn:
But slim Reeds at his side,
The fierce gale did outride,
Since, by bending the burden was borne.

Bend, Not Break