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Cara mia! Dawn appeareth, 
And my bark is on the sea; 
Hark! the signal note thou heareth, 
Calls thy lover far from thee; 
Cara mia! Cara mia! 
Cara mia! Hope entwineth, 
Buds of promise round my heart, 
From whose colors Faith defineth, 
Soon we ’ll meet, no more to part; 
Cara mia! Cara mia! 
