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Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy.
[Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]
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Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy.
[Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]
- credited to Sophie Arnould,
Our days and nights
Have sorrows woven with delights.
Our days and nights
Have sorrows woven with delights.
Hang sorrow, care 'll kill a cat.
Hang sorrow, care 'll kill a cat.
Tears are words the heart can't express
Tears are words the heart can't express
My sorrows are overwhelming, but my virtue is left to me.
[Fr., Mes malheurs sont combles, mais ma vertu read more
My sorrows are overwhelming, but my virtue is left to me.
[Fr., Mes malheurs sont combles, mais ma vertu me reste.]
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
The path of sorrow, and that path alone,
Leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown.
The path of sorrow, and that path alone,
Leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown.
When sparrows build and the leaves break forth
My old sorrow wakes and cries.
When sparrows build and the leaves break forth
My old sorrow wakes and cries.
Sinks my sad soul with sorrow to the grave.
Sinks my sad soul with sorrow to the grave.
