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альбомы: Leave Your Sleep
Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience
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Natalie Merchant
жанры: folk, alternative
альбомы: Leave Your Sleep
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I had a silver penny And an apricot tree And I said to the sailor On the white quaySailor O sailor Will you bring me If I give you my penny And my apricot tree'A fez from Algeria An Arab drum to beat A little gilt sword And a parakeet?'And he smiled and he kissed me As strong as death And I saw his red tongue And I felt his sweet breathYou may keep your penny And your apricot tree And I'll bring your presents Back from sea.'O the ship dipped down On the rim of the sky And I waited while three Long summers went byThen one steel morning On the white quay I saw a grey ship Come in from seaSlowly she came Across the bay For her flashing rigging Was shot awayAll round her wake The seabirds cried And flew in and out Of the hole in her sideSlowly she came In the path of the sun And I heard the sound Of a distant gunAnd a stranger came running Up to me From the deck of the ship And he said, said heO are you the boy Who would wait on the quay With the silver penny And the apricot tree?I've a plum-coloured fez And a drum for thee And a sword and a parakeet From over the sea.'O where is the sailor With bold red hair? And what is that volley On the bright air?O where are the other Girls and boys? And why have you brought me Children's toys?'
Это интересно:Американская певица и автор песен Натали Мерчант родилась 26 октября 1963 года в Джеймстауне (штат Нью-Йорк, США). Она с самого детства знакома с музыкой – ее дед играл на аккордеоне, мандолине и гитаре, а мать будущей певицы очень увлекалась творчеством The Beatles, Эла Грина и других исполнителей. Именно она в значительной мере повлияла на желание Натали заниматься музыкой. Долгое время Мерчант... продолжение
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