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;She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses�察─�
cried the young Student�察 �but in all my garden there is no red rose。;
From her nest in the holm´oak tree the Nightingale heard him�察�and she
looked out through the leaves�察�and wondered。
;No red rose in all my garden� ─�he cried�察�and his beautiful eyes filled
with tears。 ;Ah�察�on what little things does happiness depend� �I have
read all that the wise men have written�察�and all the secrets of philosophy
are mine�察�yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched。;
;Here at last is a true lover�察─�said the Nightingale。 ;Night after night
have I sung of him�察�though I knew him not�此�night after night have I told
his story to the stars�察�and now I see him。 His hair is dark as the hyacinth´
blossom�察�and his lips are red as the rose of his desire�察�but passion has
made his face like pale ivory�察�and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow。;
;The Prince gives a ball to´morrow night�察─�murmured the young
Student�察 �and my love will be of the pany。 If I bring her a red rose
she will dance with me till dawn。 If I bring her a red rose�察�I shall hold
her in my arms�察�and she will lean her head upon my shoulder�察�and her
hand will be clasped in mine。 But there is no red rose in my garden�察�so I
shall sit lonely�察�and she will pass me by。 She will have no heed of me�察�
and my heart will break。;
;Here indeed is the true lover�察─�said the Nightingale。 ;What I sing of�察�
he suffers ´ what is joy to me�察�to him is pain。 Surely Love is a wonderful
thing。 It is more precious than emeralds�察�and dearer than fine opals。
Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it�察�nor is it set forth in the
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marketplace。 It may not be purchased of the merchants�察�nor can it be
weighed out in the balance for gold。;
;The musicians will sit in their gallery�察─�said the young Student�察 �and
play upon their stringed instruments�察�and my love will dance to the sound
of the harp and the violin。 She will dance so lightly that her feet will not
touch the floor�察�and the courtiers in their gay dresses will throng round her。
But with me she will not dance�察�for I have no red rose to give her;�察�and he
flung himself down on the grass�察�and buried his face in his hands�察�and
wept。
;Why is he weeping�拭─�asked a little Green Lizard�察�as he ran past him
with his tail in the air。
;Why�察�indeed�拭─�said a Butterfly�察�who was fluttering about after a
sunbeam。
;Why�察�indeed�拭─�whispered a Daisy to his neighbour�察�in a soft�察�low
voice。
;He is weeping for a red rose�察─�said the Nightingale。 ;For a red
rose�拭─�they cried�察 �how very ridiculous� ─�and the little Lizard�察�who was
something of a cynic�察�laughed outright。
But the Nightingale understood the secret of the Student's sorrow�察�and
she sat silent in the oak´tree�察�and thought about the mystery of Love。
Suddenly she spread her brown wings for flight�察�and soared into the air。
She passed through the grove like a shadow�察�and like a shadow she sailed
across the garden。
In the centre of the grass´plot was standing a beautiful Rose´tree�察�and
when she saw it she flew over to it�察�and lit upon a spray。
;Give me a red rose�察─�she cried�察 �and I will sing you my sweetest
song。;
But the Tree shook its head。
;My roses are white�察─�it answered�察 �as white as the foam of the sea�察�
and whiter than the snow upon the mountain。 But go to my brother who
grows round the old sun´dial�察�and perhaps he will give you what you
want。;
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So the Nightingale flew over to the Rose´tree that was growing round
the old sun´dial。
;Give me a red rose�察─�she cried�察 �and I will sing you my sweetest
song。;
But the Tree shook its head。
;My roses are yellow�察─�it answered�察 �as yellow as the hair of the
mermaiden who sits upon an amber throne�察�and yellower than the daffodil
that blooms in the meadow before the mower es with his scythe。 But
go to my brother who grows beneath the Student's window�察�and perhaps he
will give you what you want。;
So the Nightingale flew over to the Rose´tree that was growing
beneath the Student's window。
;Give me a red rose�察─�she cried�察 �and I will sing you my sweetest
song。;
But the Tree shook its head。
;My roses are red�察─�it answered�察 �as red as the feet of the dove�察�and
redder than the great fans of coral that wave and wave in the ocean´cavern。
But the winter has chilled my veins�察�and the frost has nipped my buds�察�and
the storm has broken my branches�察�and I shall have no roses at all this
year。;
;One red rose is all I want�察─�cried the Nightingale�察 �only one red rose� �
Is there no way by which I can get it�拭─�
;There is away�察─�answered the Tree�察 �but it is so terrible that I dare not
tell it to you。;
;Tell it to me�察─�said the Nightingale�察 �I am not afraid。;
;If you want a red rose�察─�said the Tree�察 �you must build it out of music
by moonlight�察�and stain it with your own heart's´blood。 You must sing to
me with your breast against a thorn。 All night long you must sing to me�察�
and the thorn must pierce your heart�察�and your life´blood must flow into
my veins�察�and bee mine。;
;Death is a great price to pay for a red rose�察─�cried the Nightingale�察�
;and Life is very dear to all。 It is pleasant to sit in the green wood�察�and to
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watch the Sun in his chariot of gold�察�and the Moon in her chariot of pearl。
Sweet is the scent of the hawthorn�察�and sweet are the bluebells that hide in
the valley�察�and the heather that blows on the hill。 Yet Love is better than
Life�察�and what is the heart of a bird pared to the heart of a man�拭─�
So she spread her brown wings for flight�察�and soared into the air。 She
swept over the garden like a shadow�察�and like a shadow she sailed through
the grove。
The young Student was still lying on the grass�察�where she had left him�察�
and the tears were not yet dry in his beautiful eyes。
;Be happy�察─�cried the Nightingale�察 �be happy�察�you shall have your red
rose。 I will build it out of music by moonlight�察�and stain it with my own
heart's´blood。 All that I ask of you in return is that you will be a true
lover�察�for Love is wiser than Philosophy�察�though she is wise�察�and mightier
than Power�察�though he is mighty。 Flame´ coloured are his wings�察�and
coloured like flame is his body。 His lips are sweet as honey�察�and his
breath is like frankincense。;
The Student looked up from the grass�察�and listened�察�but he could not
understand what the Nightingale was saying to him�察�for he only knew the
things that are written down in books。
But the Oak´tree understood�察�and felt sad�察�for he was very fond of the
little Nightingale who had built her nest in his branches。
;Sing me one last song�察─�he whispered�察 �I shall feel very lonely when
you are gone。;
So the Nightingale sang to the Oak´tree�察�and her voice was like water
bubbling from a silver jar。
When she had finished her song the Student got up�察�and pulled a note´
book and a lead´pencil out of his pocket。
;She has form�察─�he said to himself�察�as he walked away through the
grove ´ ;that cannot be denied to her�察�but has she got feeling�拭�I am afraid
not。 In fact�察�she is like most artists�察�she is all style�察�without any sincerity。
She would not sacrifice herself for others。 She thinks merely of music�察�
and everybody knows that the arts are selfish。 Still�察�it must be admitted
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that she has some beautiful notes in her voice。 What a pity it is that they
do not mean anything�察�or do any practical good。; And he went into his
room�察�and lay down on his little pallet´bed�察�and began to think of his love�察�
and�察�after a time�察�he fell asleep。
And when the Moon shone in the heavens the Nightingale flew to the
Rose´tree�察�and set her breast against the thorn。 All night long she sang
with her breast against the thorn�察�and the cold crystal Moon leaned down
and listened。 All night long she sang�察�and the thorn went deeper and
deeper into her breast�察�and her life´blood ebbed away from her。
She sang first of the birth of love in the heart of a boy and a girl。 And
on the top´most spray of the Rose´tree there blossomed a marvellous rose�察�
petal following petal�察�as song followed song。 Pale was it�察�at first�察�as the
mist that hangs over the river ´ pale as the feet of the morning�察�and silver
as the wings of the dawn。 As the shadow of a rose in a mirror of silver�察�as
the shadow of a rose in a water´pool�察�so was the rose that blossomed on
the topmost spray of the Tree。
But the Tree cried to the Nightingale to press closer against the thorn。
;Press closer�察�little Nightingale�察─�cried the Tree�察 �or the Day will e
before the rose is finished。;
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn�察�and louder and
louder grew her song�察�for she sang of the birth of passion in the soul of a
man and a maid。
And a delicate flush of pink came into the leaves of the rose�察�like the
flush in the face of the bridegroom when he kisses the lips of the bride。
But the thorn had not yet reached her heart�察�so the rose's heart remained
white�察�for only a Nightingale's heart's´blood can crimson the heart of a
rose。
And the Tree cried to the Nightingale to press closer against the thorn。
;Press closer�察�little Nightingale�察─�cried the Tree�察 �or the Day will e
before the rose is finished。;
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn�察�and the thorn
touched her heart�察�and a fierce pang of pain shot through her。 Bitter�察�bitter
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was the pain�察�and wilder and wilder grew her song�察�for she sang of the
Love that is
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