In China, Said The Moon... letra

"in china,"
said the moon
who brings me nightly news
"I chanced to gaze upon
a girl with tiny shoes
with pain in her sole
she stirs her fishbowl
her four fish, far from free
are far more free than she."

"in fez-land,"
said the moon
"I guided a young man
astride his great white steed
beside a caravan
through long nights he sighed
and longed for his bride
he loved, as he vowed
but then...but then a cloud..."

"in lisbon,"
said the moon
"I kissed a blackamoor
the slave of camá¶ens
the lusiad's auteur
the faithful slave's palms
were held out for the alms
to pay for food and rent
there's now a monument."

Stephin Merritt - Letras

• All I Want To Know
• All Of This I Give You...
• And He Would Say...
• At Madam Plum's
• Auntie Toothache
• Barbarians
• Behold The Lowly Centipede
• Come Away With Me Now
• Dreams Anymore
• Fan Dance Cha-Cha
• Hail! Son Of Heaven
• Han Jue Sings A Lullaby
• Has The World Gone Insane?
• Heather Heather
• I Am Ma Shih-Ying
• I Am Yang Long You
• I Am Yuen Da-Cheng
• I'm In A Lonely Way
• In China, Said The Moon...
• In The Almsyard
• In The Spring, When I Was Young
• In This Rain...
• It's Hard To Be The Emperor
• Little Clouds Go By
• Maria Maria Maria
• Odious Odense
• One April Day
• One Little Flower More Or Less
• Poppyland
• Shall We Sing A Duet?
• Some Summer Day
• Sorry, Wrong Show
• Sounds Expensive
• Stray With Me
• The Ballad Of The Snow Queen
• The Collar And The Garter
• The Little Hebrew Girl
• The Little Maiden Of The Sea
• The Little Matchstick Girl
• The Man In The Purple Dashed Out Of The Castle
• The Man Of A Million Faces
• The Menu
• The Red Shoes
• The Song Of The Assassin
• The Song Of The Humble Serf
• The Storks
• The Story Of The Mother
• The Story So Far
• The Top And The Ball
• The Ugly Little Duck
• The View From Above
• The World Is Not Made Of Flowers
• This Is Hou Fang Yu
• This Is Shiang-Jun
• This Is Shih Ko-Fa
• This Little Ukulele
• Tiny Flying Player Pianos
• Ukulele Me!
• Water Torture
• What A Fucking Lovely Day!