| The old violinist wanders along the alley,
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| Next to him is his faithful dog.
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| The old man looks with envy through his glasses,
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| Like a dog jumping over streams.
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| Streams from the case flow down murmuring,
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| Streams run down the violinist's back.
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| And he is trembling from the cold,
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| He wrapped himself in the torn folds of his cloak.
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| In the fog, don't burn, you can't see, even cry.
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| A violinist approaches the Pont des Arts.
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| He whispers: "We sang together here,
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| But let us also sing on your bed."
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| And good night leaning over him
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| He covers him with his cloak.
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| The old violinist goes to rest,
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| On slippery steps above a sleepy river.
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| He does not know happiness, did not know love,
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| Though people sing their songs.
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| The lovers listen to the singing of the bow,
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| Shoulder touching each other lightly.
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| And remembering my golden days,
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| Perhaps the old people will cry softly.
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| An old violinist in a thick fog,
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| Clinging to the dog, he fell asleep under the bridge.
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| All the violins of the nights lulled him,
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| Play now for him alone.
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| "But you, who are passing by now,
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| Go quietly, it's getting late."
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| The old violinist fell asleep over the river,
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| Clinging to the dog, to the cheek with the cheek.
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| The old man went to the world of bright visions,
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| And in the tired heart the star burns. |