  MY body could play delicate tunes, Music exquisite and thin, But I must keep it in its case Like a violin. A Scherzo prances in my blood, Mercurial and quick; I pirouette—the box snaps tight With a malicious click. A Saraband is not for me, It makes the varnish crack. I must play a grave, grave tune Slow and elegiac! |
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