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Esperanto

from WHO by Amy Pieterse

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lyrics

Oh my Esperanto, was it you that I saw?
You were standing with your boys,
late last night on a street corner;
What were you doing there,
Looking so much like a goonda?
When the night before you were my lover,
Now lovers are strangers;
Comet eyes, shooting through this dark sky
Even when you smile you look tired
Was it the ordinary people? Their stares and jeers
I know it was beauty that awoke their fears
Esperanto, Esperanto, Esperanto, Esperanto
Esperanto, Esperanto, Esperanto-
You and me, Esperanto
Have I seen your face
in my eyes
Left over from a dream?
Where are you going, my man?
Where have you been? Don’t lie to me, Esperanto,
I see that worlds that are in your eyes
I see the words are left on your lips when you come home
Esperanto, Esperanto, Yes, I said I am sure, yes, yes I am sure
Esperanto, Esperanto, and I said I am sure, I am sure, I am sure-
Esperanto, Esperanto, Esperanto, Esperanto
Esperanto, Esperanto, Esperanto-
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О, мой Эсперанто, ты ли это был?

Ты стоял со свойми друганами

Поздно прошлой ночю на углу;

Что ты там делал, похожий на преступника?

А позопрошлой ночью ты был моим.

Теперь влюбленные станут чужды друг другу.

Кометы-глаза стреляют сквозь это тёмное небо,

Даже когда улыбаешься, ты выглядишь усталым.

Это из-за них, повседневных людей? Из-за их взглядов и глумлений?

Я знаю, красота пробудила их страх.

Эсперанто Эсперанто Эсперанто Эсперанто

Эсперанто Эсперанто Эсперанто

Ты и я, Эсперанто, мелькнуло

в моих глазах твое лицо, как остатки сна.

Куда ты уходишь, друг?

Скажи где ты был? Только не ври мне, Эсперанто,

я вижу миры в твоих глазах,

я вижу слова оставшиеся на твоих губах когда ты приходишь домой

Эсперанто Эсперанто Эсперанто Эсперанто

Эсперанто Эсперанто Эсперанто

credits

from WHO, released June 3, 2010
Esperanto (A.Pieterse)
Produced by Gregory Voskoboinik
Keyboard: Sergei Tarusin
Vocals: Amy Pieterse

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Amy Pieterse Saint Petersburg, Russia

Amy Pieterse is an Artist of South African, South Indian, and Irish American extraction. Her latest album is the fruit of an intense 3-year collaboration with musician and composer, Dmitry Semenov. Reflecting contradictory notes of cool self-discipline and emotional abandon, the album tells a story of love and friendship through songs set in Saint Petersburg. ... more

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