Black Swan lyrics
Song information
Artist: Nina Simone Album: At Carnegie Hall
Lyrics
(1947) gian carlo menotti
The sun is falling and it lies in blood The moon is weaving bandages of gold Old black swan where oh where is my lover now Where oh where is my lover now
Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my lamp is lost With silver needles and with silver threads The stars stitch a route for the dying sun Old black swan where oh where is my lover now
I had given him a kiss and a golden ring And a golden ring I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring Oh with silver needles and with silver threads The stars stitch a route for the dying sun
Black wing o black wing take me down with you Take me down with you take me down with you Take me down with you Old black swan take me down with you I had given him a kiss of fire Take me down with you
Another version: -------------------------------------- The sun is fallen and it lies in blood The moon is weaving bandages of gold O black swan where, oh where is my lover gone? Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my lamp is lost And my lamp is lost With silver needles and with silver threads The stars stitch a route for the dying sun Old black swan where oh where is my lover now I had given him a kiss and a golden ring And a golden ring I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring Oh with silver needles and with silver threads The stars stitch a route for the dying sun O black swan, where, oh where has my lover gone? I had given him a kiss of fire And a golden ring, and a golden ring Don't you hear your lover moan? Eyes of glass and feet of stone Shells for teeth and weeds for tongue Deep, deep, down in the river's bed He's looking for the ring Eyes wide open, never asleep He's looking for the ring, looking for the ring The spools unravel and the needles break The sun is buried and the stars weep O black wave, o black wave take me away with you I will share with you my golden hair And my bridal crown, and my bridal crown Oh, take me down with you Take me down to my wand'ring lover With my child unborn, with my child unborn
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