Verses from Maoriland/Serenade from Italy

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SERENADE FROM ITALY

I think of thee all day, my belovëd,
    I think of thee all day!
The brown sails swing as the fisher-folk sing
    And the boats slide over the bay
With sunshine, and tinkle of mandolines,
    But thou art so far away;
And I think of thee all day, my belovëd,
    I think of thee all day!

I dream of thee all night, my belovëd,
    I dream of thee all night!
When on city walls the moonlight falls
    So cold, and calm, and white;
When sea, and sky, and the earth are still,
    I am with thee, Heart’s Delight,
For I dream of thee all night, my belovëd,
    I dream of thee all night!

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My heart is all thine own, my belovëd,
    My heart is all thine own!
Whether sunlight glows on the lips of the rose
    Or the Queen-moon’s on her throne.
In the land of laughter, and light, and love,
    I linger alone, alone,
For my heart is all thine own, my belovëd,
    My heart is all thine own!

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