Poor Butterfly
Love's Blossom: A Tragic Tale of Cross-Cultural Romance
Lyrics
There's a story told of a little Japanese
Introduces the tale of a young Japanese woman.
Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees
She sits gracefully under cherry blossom trees.
Miss Butterfly's her name
Her name is Miss Butterfly.
A sweet little innocent child was she
Describes her as an innocent, sweet child.
Till a fine young American from the sea
An American man arrives and interacts with her.
To her garden came
He visits her garden regularly.
They met beneath the cherry blossoms every day
They meet daily beneath the cherry blossoms.
And he taught her how to love the American way
He teaches her the ways of American love.
To love with a soul 'twas easy to learn
Learning to love deeply becomes effortless.
Then he sailed away with a promise to return
He departs with a pledge to come back.
Poor Butterfly 'neath the blossoms waiting
Miss Butterfly waits under the blossoms.
Poor Butterfly, for she loved him so
She deeply loves the man, feeling sorrowful.
The moments pass into hours
Time passes slowly for her.
The hours pass into years
Years go by unnoticed.
And as she smiles through her tears
Despite her tears, she tries to smile.
She murmurs low
She speaks softly to herself.
The moon and I
She shares a connection with the moon regarding his faithfulness.
Know that he'll be faithful
She believes he will eventually return.
I'm sure he'll come to me by and by
Expresses her hope for his eventual reunion.
But if he won't come back
She resolves not to lament if he doesn't return.
Then I'll never sigh or cry
Declares she'll prefer to die rather than endure without him.
I just must die
Her desperation intensifies, feeling that death is her only solace.
Poor Butterfly
Reiterates the sorrowful state of Miss Butterfly.
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