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To an Impromptu of Chopin
By Gabriele DAnnunzio (18631938)
From ‘The Triumph of Death’
W
I hear across the midnight gray—
I hear the muffled note of weeping,
So near—so sad—so far away!
Each drop by drop—my heart must weep;
I hear the falling blood-drops—lonely,
Whilst thou dost sleep—whilst thou dost sleep.