There's a flower that grows in the shape of a rose
And its beauty is with me wherever I go
But its sweetness was lost in the winter's first frost
And the chill has stayed ever with me
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Oh, a long time ago when the world was still bright
There was fortune far as I could see
And this blossom still shines in the heart of my mind
But it holds only sorrow for me
Oh, the bitter winds blow in a sad tremolo
And they stir 'round the memory of our long ago
But the winds have no power to blow away my sorrow
And so it sits ever with me
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And this blossom still shines in the heart of my mind
But it holds only sorrow for me