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A pretty, fair girl, crowned with lilies, is seen to pass the
windows, accompanied by her parents and a small following of
friends.
CHORUS. | ||||
Maidens and men of Mirlemont town, | ||||
Hither we come at your call! | ||||
Ye have bidden the fairest, then needs must ye own | ||||
We bring ye the fairest of all! | ||||
White lilies she wears for a crown, | ||||
For her cheek as a lily is white, | ||||
And straight as a lily she grows, | ||||
Straight and slender and tall; | ||||
Yet day shall not draw to its close Ere the lily be changed to the rose, |
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For shall ye not crown her to-night | ||||
The fairest of all? | ||||
For shall ye not crown her to-night | ||||
The fairest of all? |
[NOTE This song appears in the libretto but not in the vocal score. For this Web Opera music has been adapted for this song from No. 6.]
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