Der sitta stjernor små
Den vännen som jag älskat
Den kan jag aldrig få Ah ...
And the wail of despair at the end of the verse was almost heartrending.
They listened until the sad strains had died away, and then Tante softly translated the words:
"High on the dome of heaven shine the bright stars;
The lover whom I love so well, I shall reach him never.
Ah me, ah me!...."
She turned impulsively to Katharine.