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When the Morning First Dawns.

When the morning first dawns, we will seek the green hill,
Before the horn from the peak wakes the plain,
Before the horn from the peak wakes the plain,
And list to the hum of the wild mountain's rill,
Or join with pure hearts in the lark's thrilling strain,
Or join with pure hearts in the lark's thrilling strain,
The lark's thrilling strain,
Or join with pure hearts in the lark's thrilling strain.
Hail! hail the fresh morn, list the chirp of the birds,
Hark the pipe of the shepherd, hark the low of the herds,

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When distant and dying sweet echo brings near,
The sound of the horn the village to cheer,
The sound of the horn the village to cheer.
Li ra la li ra la, &c.

When the first star of evening illumines the sky,
And herds from the hills seek their homes in the vale,
And herds from the hills seek their homes in the vale;
Hand and hand we will roam, the lone rivulet by,
And list to the Nightingale's heart-soothing tale,
And list to the Nightingale's heart-soothing tale, the Nightingale's tale,
And list to the Nightingale's heart-soothing tale;
Hail! hail the calm eve, see each bird flies to rest;
See the wife spreads the board, and the hind seeks his rest,
While distant and dying, sweet echo brings near,
The sound of the horn, the village to cheer,
The sound of the horn, the village to cheer.
Li ra la li ra la, &c.