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layanglicana
Author of books on Calcutta, Delhi and Dar es Salaam, I am now blogging as a lay person about the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. I am also blogging about the effects of World War One on the village of St Mary Bourne, Hampshire.
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Category Archives: Songs
Castles In The Air: Don McLean
And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you That I’m tired of Castles in the Air I’ve got a dream I want the world to share in castle walls Just leave me to despair … Continue reading
Vesti La Giubba: Luciano Pavarotti
Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio, To recite! While taken with delirium, non so più quel che dico, I no longer know what it is that I say, e quel che faccio! or what it is that I am doing! Eppur … Continue reading
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Tagged Luciano Pavarotti, Pagliacci, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vesti la giubba
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Sun Arise: Rolf Harris
Sun arise, she bring in the morning. Sun arise, bring in the morning, fluttering her skirts all around. Sun arise, she come with the dawning. Sun arise, come with the dawning, spreading all the light all around. Sun arise, on … Continue reading
Viens Au Creux De Mon Epaule: Charles Aznavour
Si je t’ai blessée Si j’ai noirci ton passé Viens pleurer au creux de mon épaule Viens tout contre moi Et si je fus maladroit Je t’en prie, chérie, pardonne-moi Laisse ta pudeur Du plus profond de ton cœur Viens … Continue reading
All Over The World: Francoise Hardy
All over the world People must meet and part There’s someone like me Feeling a pain in their heart Some may meet again Under that same bright star If maybe some night You come back from afar Who cares if … Continue reading
Lili Marlene: Marlene Dietrich
Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate Darling I remember the way you used to wait ‘Twas there that you whispered tenderly That you loved me, You’d always be My Lili of the lamplight My own Lili Marlene Time would … Continue reading
Prime Time: Don McLean
Well this is life, this is Prime time This is livin’ in the U. S. A. Well this is life, this is Prime Time This is livin’ the American way I was ridin’ on the subway in the afternoon I … Continue reading
Au Fond Du Temple Saint” from The Pearl Fishers: Georges Bizet
“Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Music by Georges Bizet Libretto in French by Michel Carré and Eugène Cormon Scene: The coast of Ceylon. Zurga, the newly elected leader of the little world … Continue reading
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Vincent: Don McLean
Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look out on a summer’s day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter … Continue reading
Diamonds And Rust: Joan Baez
DIAMONDS AND RUST (Words and Music by Joan Baez) Well I’ll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that’s not unusual It’s just that the moon is full And you happened to call And here I sit Hand on … Continue reading