Songs We Like to Sing
Published 1912
Soldier's Farewell
Johanna Kinkel
How can I bear to leave thee,
One parting kiss I give thee;
And then whate'er befalls me,
I go where honor calls me.
Chorus:
Farewell, farewell, my own true love,
Farewell, farewell, my own true love.
Ne'er more may I behold thee,
Or to this heart enfold thee;
With spear and pennon glancing,
I see the toe advancing,
chorus
I think of thee with longing,
Think thou, when tears are thronging,
That with my lst faint sighing,
I'll whisper soft when dying,
chorus
© 1999, Lynn Waterman
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