Elvira Madigan - Various Artists

노래 : Elvira Madigan
아티스트 : Various Artists
앨범 : The Ultimate Folk Collection
앨범 발매 : 2011.12.12

Elvira was a circus girl
who walked the tightrope bravely
She travelled through Europe
and she knew what men were for
He was in the cavalry
wore braid upon his tunic
A handsome bearded horseman
who had never been to war
You would say if you met them
they were golden eyed childre
For the one thing they wanted
they gave up health and fame
God help Elvira and God help her lover
And God help anyon
who tries to do the same
He left his wife and children
in the regiment behind him
Stripped the braid from his tunic
tossed his buttons on the ground
She left the roaring crowds
and the lights of the circus
To go with a deserter
and run from town to town
And many's the time they thought
they'd found their safety
A room to love and shelter
from the wind and the rain
But a knock on the door
a face at the window
And many's the time
they were on the move again
You would say if you met them
they were golden eyed children
For the one thing they wanted
they gave up health and fame
God help Elvira and God help her lover
And God help anyone
who tries to do the same
She sold her last possessions
and bought a loaf and butter
He robbed a hen house and
they left once more to roam
In the middle of a meadow
they both sat down to picnic
When he touched Elvira
she was cold as a stone
Elvira knew that the pistol was
hidden in the basket
She whispered to her lover
make it soon make it soon?
Elvira chased the butterfly
and caught it in her fingers
She fell from the tightrope
and the audience went home
You would say if you met them
they were golden eyed children
For the one thing they wanted
they gave up health and fame
God help Elvira and God help her lover
And God help anyone who tries to do the same