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The longer that I live and breathe The fewer tears I give to grieve The tears that well are tears of joy For life and love and all they employ The tears I cry are not from pain Not the result of loss or gain, Not the kind shed in vain For I cannot force a tear to fain That which my heart cannot explain. So don’t cry for me, my love, refrain, For crying for me can bring only blame, Of sincere remorse or bitter shame Don’t let your heart grieve for the sake of my name My tears are from joy…let yours be the same.
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Jun 9, 2014
Jun 9, 2014 at 4:13 PM UTC
Adieu
The longer that I live and breathe The fewer tears I give to grieve The tears that well are tears of joy For life and love and all they employ The tears I cry are not from pain Not the result of loss or gain, Not the kind shed in vain For I cannot force a tear to fain That which my heart cannot explain. So don’t cry for me, my love, refrain, For crying for me can bring only blame, Of sincere remorse or bitter shame Don’t let your heart grieve for the sake of my name My tears are from joy…let yours be the same.
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Jun 9, 2014
Jun 9, 2014 at 4:13 PM UTC
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