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The poem evokes a windy evening and a sense of loss, embodied by the figure of a busker who sings a 'false' sounding contemporary hit, while the wind outside brings to mind the sounds of an old-fashioned, now vanished, hurdy-gurdy.
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The title seems to refer to the musical form of the Nocturne.
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English translation of first line: Behind the windows whirl
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