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The gypsy knew in advance | The gypsy knew in advance | ||
Our two lives star-crossed by night | Our two lives star-crossed by night | ||
We said farewell to her and then | We said farewell to her and then | ||
from that deep well Hope began | from that deep well Hope began | ||
Love heavy a performing bear | Love heavy a performing bear | ||
Danced upright when we wanted | Danced upright when we wanted | ||
And the blue bird lost his plumes | And the blue bird lost his plumes | ||
And the beggars lost their Ave | And the beggars lost their Ave | ||
We knew quite well that we were damned | We knew quite well that we were damned | ||
But hope of love in the street | But hope of love in the street | ||
Made us think hand in hand | Made us think hand in hand | ||
Of what the Gypsy did foresee | Of what the Gypsy did foresee | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 27 June 2007
| Alcools ~ The Gypsy written by Guillaume Apollinaire |
| Alcools : La Tzigane, Translation A. S. Kline | Link to further information |
The gypsy knew in advance Our two lives star-crossed by night We said farewell to her and then from that deep well Hope began Love heavy a performing bear Danced upright when we wanted And the blue bird lost his plumes And the beggars lost their Ave We knew quite well that we were damned But hope of love in the street Made us think hand in hand Of what the Gypsy did foresee