The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 369, January 22, 1887

Vol. VIII.—No. 369.]
JANUARY 22, 1887.
By the Rev. JOHN KELLY, Translator of “Hymns of the Present Century.”
THE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA (“CARMEN SYLVA”).
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Carmen the song and Sylva the wood,
Join them together, the wood-song is heard;
If in the woods I had not been born,
Ne’er should I sing a song night or morn.
I’ve often learnt from the melody
Of birds, and woods have whispered to me,
While my heart beat time within my breast,