Parerga/Chorus of Elves Round Faust

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CHORUS OF THE ELVES ROUND FAUST.

FROM GÖTHE.

Wenn sich lau die Lüfte füllen.Faust, Part II.
When the evening breeze is playingRound the incense-breathing plain,And the twilight-gleam decayingSeeks its veil of clouds again;Soothe his heart with whisperings tenderLull'd to infantine repose.While the gates of daylight's splendourO'er the weary eyelids close.
Night is now her hosts assembling.Star arrays itself with star;Little sparkles near are trembling,Mighty splendours beam afar.Here they o'er the lake are stealing,There they glow mid deepest sky,While, the spell of stillness sealing,Reigns the Moon's full orb on high.
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