My back aches, woe be to me,
How can I dance, my Beloved?
My back aches, woe be to me,
How can I dance, my Beloved?
Oh, alas, oh, alas, oh, alas, oh!
Oh, alas, oh, alas, oh, alas, alas!
How can I dance, my Beloved, how can I?
My earrings sway, my anklets chime,
My earrings sway, my anklets chime,
Some are mad for me, some are slain by time,
Some are mad for me, some are slain by time,
Only I know whose gaze captures mine,
Oh, alas, oh, alas, oh, alas, oh!
How can I dance, my Beloved, how can I?
Fair is my body, my love, a sharp youth,
Fair is my body, my love, a sharp youth,
Sweet, sweet is my gaze, my charming truth,
Sweet, sweet is my gaze, my charming truth,
Take what you will, my heart’s a open booth,
Oh, alas, oh, alas, oh, alas, oh!
How can I dance, my Beloved, how can I?
Before you blooms the bud, come, bee,
Before you blooms the bud, come, bee,
My love, cling to my neck, come to me,
My love, cling to my neck, come to me,
Come, come, I am your love, wild and free,
Oh, alas, oh, alas, oh, alas,
Oh, alas, oh, alas, oh, alas, alas!
How can I dance, my Beloved, how can I?
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