Eclipse
The moon shone in the azure of the skyOn a peaceful night in AprilIts glow spread over the foliageAnd the face of my sweetheartIt was a silvery nightThe sky patterned with stars,A night that embraced my mulatto woman,Leaving me only her memory
The moon shone in the azure of the skyOn a peaceful night in AprilIts glow spread over the foliageAnd the face of my sweetheartIt was a silvery nightThe sky patterned with stars,A night that embraced my mulatto woman,Leaving me only her memory
It was a night of poetry in the sky,A night of celestial dreams and loveIn the moonlight, like a fresh mist,Shining its splendour on my darling’s face
It was a night of poetry in the sky,A night of celestial dreams and loveIn the moonlight, like a fresh mist,Shining its splendour on my darling’s face
Then the moon was covered over with clouds and the world lost its joyNight was plunged into shadows, the morna lost its poetryOnly a soft breeze of love remained flitting in the dark.In that painful silence, the eclipse came,On that night of moonlight so pure.
The face of my love lost its smileAnd her joy as a warm young girl,Because her companion the MoonHas its time of pleasureAnd its time of sadness
The face of my love lost its smileAnd her joy as a warm young girl,Because her companion the MoonHas its time of pleasureAnd its time of sadness