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The Blind Girl of Castel-Cuille.
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They wind aslant Towards Saint Amant, Through leafy alleys Of verdurous valleys With merry sallies Singing their chant:
“ The roads should blossom, the roads should bloom,So fair a bride shall leave her home!Should blossom and bloom with garlands gay,So fair a bride shall pass to-day!”
It is Baptiste, and his affianced maiden,With garlands for the bridal laden!
The sky was blue; without one cloud of gloom, The sun of March was shining brightly,