What was sent to the soldiers wife From the ancient city of Prague From Prague came a pair of high-heeled shoes With a kiss or two came the high-heeled shoes From the ancient city of Prague What was sent to the soldiers wife From Oslo, over the sound From Oslo there came a collar of fur How appeases her, little collar of fur From Oslo, over the sound What was sent to the soldiers wife From the wealth of Amsterdam From Amsterdam He got her a hat She looked sweet in that In a little dutch hat From the wealth of Amsterdam What was sent to the soldiers wife From Brussels in Belgium land From Brussels he sent her laces so rare To have and to wear Oh those laces so rare From Brussels in Belgium land What was sent to the soldiers wife From Paris, city of light In Paris he got her a silken gown Twas end in town Oh silken gown From Paris, city of light What was sent to the soldiers wife From the south from Bucharest From Bucharest He sent her his shirt Embroidered and pert That Rumanian shirt From the south of Bucharest What was sent to the soldiers wife From far-off Russian land From Russia there came Just a widows veil A death to be wed In her widows veil From the far-off Russian land PJ Harvey sings Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brechts Ballad of the soldiers wife Brecht, Weill : Ballade von der Frau des Soldaten, PJ Harvey, Ballade de la femme du soldat.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:54:59 +0000
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