Pirate of Penance («Song To A Seagull» 1968, tr.08) (исполнитель: Joni Mitchell)
Penance crane: The pirate anchored on a wednesday And why he came to port I wonder To see a lady so my friends say She dances for the sailors In a smoky cabaret bar underground Down in a cellar in a harbor town I know he told her love was treasure And they would reap the fullest bounty He [bad word] to port for pleasure So when the winds of morning Blew the curtains in she woke and found he'd gone I saw his sails unfurling thursday dawn The pirate he will sink you with a kiss He'll steal your heart and sail away The dancer: Saturday early we met in the cove near the forest Penance: He'll leave you drowning in the flotsam of a broken promise in the bay The dancer: (dancing we wakened the dawn and the birds into [bad word] Penance: He came again to see her Yes I think they told me it was saturday The dancer: (ask penance crane she was out in her garden she saw us) Penance: I was at sea then I didn't see them I don't believe what you are saying It isn't [bad word] I hardly knew him Is this some game that you are playing Go ask the dancer she's the one who saw him last The one who drew him here He [bad word] to me since spring last year There was a time when he would Bring me silks and sandalwood and persian lace The dancer: (then came another goodbye and another please don't go) Penance: And he would hold me close And tell my sailing stories by the fireplace The dancer: (all night I dance and all day I keep watch with my sorrow) Penance: I was at sea I tell you I was Nowhere near the mentioned murder place The dancer: (searching for sails that [bad word] And I guess but I don't know) Penance: Go ask the dancer She knows the answer The dancer: I don't know Penance: She knows the answer The dancer: I don't know Penance: She knows the answer The dancer: I don't know