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THE ELDORADO
“Cueillez dès aujourd'hui les roses de la vie”
Aviolin and tired piano grind
A tinkling valse whereto in couples turn
Some girls whose cheeks in rouge and powder burn,
Some men whose like one is not glad to find.
A tinkling valse whereto in couples turn
Some girls whose cheeks in rouge and powder burn,
Some men whose like one is not glad to find.
Inside, the fumes of gas and stifled heat,
Tired men and hopeless women and the tune
That wearies us: outside, the waning moon,
The rain-washed freshness of the silent street,
Tired men and hopeless women and the tune
That wearies us: outside, the waning moon,
The rain-washed freshness of the silent street,
The chirp of early sparrows, and the play
Of brightening shadows on dim roof and wall,
Could one but see beyond the curtains' pall
And the drawn blinds that hide from us the day.
Of brightening shadows on dim roof and wall,
Could one but see beyond the curtains' pall
And the drawn blinds that hide from us the day.
I and my partner of the wretched night,
Awaiting the releasing stroke of dawn,
Drink by a bar and infinitely yawn.
O gather ye the roses of delight!
Awaiting the releasing stroke of dawn,
Drink by a bar and infinitely yawn.
O gather ye the roses of delight!
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