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"Tshirr!" scolds the oriole / Where the elms stir, / Flaunting her gourd-like nest / On the tree's swaying crest: / "May's here, I cannot rest, / Go away; tshirr!"
"Tshirr!" scolds the oriole / Where the leaves blur, / Giving her threads a jerk, / Spying where rivals lurk, / "May's here, and I'm at work. / Go away, tshirr!"