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The maid on her loverLooks down with disdainFor the ties that had bound themI had severed in twain.
The pride of man's heart,Her music and song,Is turned into wailingAs I entered the throng.
The voice of his children,As they sport in the dale,At the sound of the revelIs swept from the vale.
But I felt my influenceBegin to decay,When the cold water armyWas set in array.
But her ranks are so brokenHer chieftains are fled,That I've taken fresh courageAnd hold up my head.