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I was sitting at the edge of the marsh
when the council came to bring me the news.
they handed me a bowl of cooked wild grasses and they
gave me the ceremonial shoes.
goodbye young danish women.
goodbye danish sky.
goodbye cold air I am going away.
goodbye goodbye goodbye.
when the council came to bring me the news.
they handed me a bowl of cooked wild grasses and they
gave me the ceremonial shoes.
goodbye young danish women.
goodbye danish sky.
goodbye cold air I am going away.
goodbye goodbye goodbye.
Lyrics submitted by shewouldnt
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@KingQwerty Yes! That's a paraphrase of the final lines of Sonnet 73: "This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well, which thou must leave ere long."
Thanks for posting that. It is interesting. Consider the exuberance of the sacrifice, the tollund man, who loves what he sees as he takes his final glances at the world around him, loving well what he must leave.