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I lay my harp on the curved table. Sitting there idly, filled only with emotions. Why should I trouble to play? A breeze will come and sweep the strings.
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The speaker sets the harp aside and sits with feelings instead of playing it. The question “Why should I trouble to play?” expresses reluctance or resignation. The closing image imagines that a passing breeze will make music without any effort, suggesting that action may seem unnecessary when events might carry things forward on their own.
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