A keresés eredménye

The Son of William Tell

I’m the son of William Tell1, who was a great man,
but when it comes to me, people don’t even remember my name.
And to think that I was that boy with the apple on his head
and I couldn’t even tremble, and I prayed: 'Let’s hope he’ll hit right'!
And all the people were looking at me, looking at me through the window
and all of them were staring at me, but I was staring at the crossbow…
 
'Please, dad, please, dad… Let’s at least try with a watermelon…'
'Don’t ever doubt me, my son

The dance hall

Polenta and salted fish 1, bled out bottles,
a drunk orchestra and possessed dancers
Over there in the dance hall the night is spinning,
spinning and dancing and eating the clocks.
 
The accordion [player] huffs and puffs and then catches a break
a martian mazurka under multicoloured lights.
The skirt flies up, the garter is showing
the eyes of the man in the undershirt are popping out.
 
'May I have this dance?'
(what a nice ass, what a nice ass)
'But I brought the police chief as my date'
(good for him, good for him)
'Young lady, you have beautiful eyes'
(and a nice ass too, and a nice ass too)
'Yes, but don't touch me'
(oh Jesus, oh Jesus)
 
The skirt is dancing and the undershirt is dancing
she smells of bubble bath, he reeks of Barbera wine
'Young lady, where have you been all these years?
I have never met a woman like you.'
 
'May I have this dance?'
(what a nice ass, what a nice ass)
'But I brought the police chief as my date'
(good for him, good for him)
'Young lady, you have beautiful eyes'
(and a nice ass too, and a nice ass too)
'Yes, but don't touch me'
(oh my gosh, oh my gosh)
 
And their eyes go 'Pakk!' like two bocce balls on the playing field
they meet halfway and there's a flash
The daughter of a wealthy family is dancing with a peasant
he looks like a sweaty tree, yet she wants him to stay closer.
 
'I'm happy to dance'
(nice, broad shoulders, nice, broad shoulders)
'I am very glad to dance too'
(police chief, get out of my hair)
'I don't want to stop'
(neither do I, neither do I)
'and I want to kiss him too'
(I think it's a great idea)
 

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