Her music will bring the flower into existence, and her blood will dye its petals red, but the process of impaling herself on the thorn will kill her. Reluctantly, the Rose-tree tells her that her only option is to spend the night singing with one of his thorns in her heart. In despair, the Nightingale wonders aloud whether there is any way she can find a single red rose. This Rose-tree confirms that his roses are red, but adds that as it is wintertime, he cannot provide her with a blossom.
The Yellow Rose-tree in turn suggests that she visit his brother underneath the Student's window.
The Nightingale flies to him and is again disappointed. He tells her that all his roses are white, but advises her to find his brother, the Yellow Rose-tree standing next to a sun-dial. The Nightingale first flies to a White Rose-tree standing in the center of a plot of grass and asks him for a red rose. Impressed by the apparent depth of the Student's emotion, she decides to help him secure the girl's affections. The Nightingale sees in the young man a real-world example of the romance she sings about, and she thinks to herself how awe-inspiring and powerful love is. While sitting in the branches of the Oak-tree, the Nightingale overhears the Student lamenting the fact that his sweetheart will not dance with him unless he brings her a red rose.
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