"The Fire Sermon" Annotations
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Weialala leia | Weialala leia | ||
Wallala leialala | Wallala leialala | ||
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| + | This is the song of the Thames daughters, also known as the Rhine daughters. They were nymphs who sang a song to guard the Rhine gold. The owner of the gold could rule the world, but would have to sacrifice love and live in eternal desolation. | ||
===St. Augustine=== | ===St. Augustine=== | ||
