Anonymous 19th Century French
Photogravure after albumen print. c1895
Anonymous , 19th Century
Photogravure after stereoscopic daguerrotype. c1850
Zohra sourit, aux trottoirs, aux voitures, aux passants
Au vacarme, aux murs, au mauvais temps
A son visage nu sous le vent,
A ses jambes qui dansent en marchant
A tout ce qui nous semble évident
Elle avance et bénit chaque instant
Zohra sourit, Zohra sourit
I don’t know why, I don’t know how
If I can fly, can I fly now?
Are my wings strong enough to bear
the winds out there?
Hey, I don’t know.
Tell me it’ll never fade
And I’ll go forth unafraid
Because I don’t know.
Show me rain and flood
To cool the fire in my blood
Because I don’t know.
I don’t know why, I don’t know how
If I can fly, can I fly now?
Are my wings strong enough to bear
The winds out there?
Hey, I don’t know.
Darkness, edge of night
You are here, I’m in flight
Now I know, now I know
Now I know
Anonymous, c.1900
from Verdeau
how do you keep the songs from fading too fast?
