“Though life is brief, yet love is long!”

I seek my sweet where the roses stir,

And the stars overhead are a marching throng,

And this is the tale that I tell to her,—

“Though life is brief, yet love is long!”

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MAN AND MAID

“I know a lad in Leitrim, I know a lad,” said she,

“I know a lad in Leitrim would give his heart for me!”

“I know a maid in Mayo, I know a maid,” said he,

“I know a maid in Mayo would give her heart to me!”