| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| The Danube River |
| | | Hamilton Aïdé (b. 1829) |
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| DO you recall that night in June, | |
| Upon the Danube river? | |
| We listen’d to a Ländler tune, | |
| We watch’d the moonbeams quiver. | |
| I oft since then have watch’d the moon, | 5 |
| But never, love, oh! never, | |
| Can I forget that night in June, | |
| Adown the Danube river. | |
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| Our boat kept measure with its oar, | |
| The music rose in snatches, | 10 |
| From peasants dancing on the shore | |
| With boisterous songs and catches. | |
| I know not why that Ländler rang | |
| Through all my soul—but never | |
| Can I forget the songs they sang | 15 |
| Adown the Danube river. | |
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