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Quis dabit capiti meo
Aquam, quis oculis meis
Fontem lachrymarum dabit,
Ut nocte fleam?
5Ut luce fleam?
Sic turtur viduus solet,
Sic cycnus moriens solet,
Sic luscinia conqueri.
Heu miser, miser!
10O dolor, dolor!
Laurus impetu fulminis
Illa illa iacet subito,
Laurus omnium celebris
Musarum choris,
15Nympharum choris.
Sub cuius patula coma
Et Phoebi lyra blandius
Et vox dulcius insonat;
Nunc muta omnia,
20Nunc surda omnia.
Quis dabit capiti meo.
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