| We were once years old
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| eighteen nineteen
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| The sun was pouring after and I wanted
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| kiss
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| Saxophone in the evenings
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| All heated with passion
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| That distant wonderful dream
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| Called simply happiness
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| That distant wonderful dream
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| Called simply happiness
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| Chorus:
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| Either Ninka or Milka lived in our yard
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| She drove everyone crazy
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| Everyone fell in love with her passionately
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| And the gramophone record sobbed about love
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| And the blood drove through the veins either Milka or Ninka
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| And the blood drove through the veins either Milka or Ninka
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| Chorus:
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| We drank beer stupefied with freedom
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| Were somewhere far away our future years
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| What will be there, 'til we were all young
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| By the way, she married Vitka, whose name I don’t remember
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| By the way, I married Vitka the one whose name I don't remember
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| Chorus:
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom
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| Were young and happy in that immemorial year
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| The girls were all beautiful
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| And the bird cherry is all in bloom |