TEMPO
MY body could play delicate tunes,Music exquisite and thin,But I must keep it in its caseLike a violin.A Scherzo prances in my blood,Mercurial and quick;I pirouette—the box snaps tightWith a malicious click.A Saraband is not for me,It makes the varnish crack.I must play a grave, grave tuneSlow and elegiac!
MY body could play delicate tunes,Music exquisite and thin,But I must keep it in its caseLike a violin.A Scherzo prances in my blood,Mercurial and quick;I pirouette—the box snaps tightWith a malicious click.A Saraband is not for me,It makes the varnish crack.I must play a grave, grave tuneSlow and elegiac!
MY body could play delicate tunes,Music exquisite and thin,But I must keep it in its caseLike a violin.
A Scherzo prances in my blood,Mercurial and quick;I pirouette—the box snaps tightWith a malicious click.
A Saraband is not for me,It makes the varnish crack.I must play a grave, grave tuneSlow and elegiac!