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BAMBINO in his cradle slept; / And by his side his grandam grim / Bent down and smiled upon the child, / And sung this lullaby to him, -- / This "ninna and anninia":
"When thou art older, thou shalt mind / To traverse countries far and wide, / And thou shalt go where roses blow / And balmy waters singing glide -- / So ninna and anninia!