Poor Butterfly
Love's Longing Tale: Poor Butterfly's Unforgettable Journey
Lyrics
There's a story told of a little Japanese
Introduction of a story about a little Japanese person
Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees
Describing the person sitting gracefully under cherry blossom trees
Miss Butterfly's her name
Identifying the person as Miss Butterfly
A sweet little innocent child was she
Portraying Miss Butterfly as an innocent child
Till a fine young American from the sea
Introduction of a young American who comes to her garden
To her garden came
Describing the meeting between Miss Butterfly and the American
They met beneath the cherry blossoms every day
Highlighting their frequent meetings under cherry blossoms
And he taught her how to love the American way
Describing how the American teaches Miss Butterfly to love in the American way
To love with a soul 'twas easy to learn
Expressing the ease with which Miss Butterfly learns to love with her soul
Then he sailed away with a promise to return
Narrating the American's departure with a promise to return
Poor Butterfly 'neath the blossoms waiting
Describing Miss Butterfly waiting beneath the blossoms
Poor Butterfly, for she loved him so
Expressing the depth of Miss Butterfly's love and her yearning for the American
The moments pass into hours
Reflecting on the passage of time, from moments to hours
The hours pass into years
Emphasizing the prolonged waiting as hours turn into years
And as she smiles through her tears
Describing Miss Butterfly's emotional state as she smiles through tears
She murmurs low
Miss Butterfly murmurs low, expressing her emotions
The moon and I
Referencing the moon as a witness to her feelings
Know that he'll be faithful
Believing in the American's faithfulness
I'm sure he'll come to me by and by
Confident that he will return to her eventually
But if he won't come back
Contemplating the possibility of him not returning
Then I'll never sigh or cry
Expressing determination not to succumb to sorrow if he doesn't return
I just must die
Resigned to the idea of death if he never comes back
Poor Butterfly
Finalizing the sad fate of Miss Butterfly if her love is not reciprocated
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