Over the houses, over the land
and beyond the far away trees
There was no woman I desired
as far as I could see
Someone for which I finally felt
an overwhelming love
Until one night I found her
on tagus' castle up above
With lively eyes and sweetest smile
straight from her city high
She suddenly appeared to me and
made my spirits fly
At home I languished for her love
and got it soon enough
So soon in fact the heart she threw
me landed in the rough
I tried to keep it tried to freeze it
but this cannot be done
So by my ill-preparedness now
this girl divine has gone
Over the houses, over the land
and beyond the far away trees
I know there is a woman there
a woman there for me
[to N.]
L'Eglise
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