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Oceanatalia Posted 16 years ago
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Please, tell me what this phrase means: "before we'll part, I'll wage a croon, she's fain to follow't yet"? It's from a song of Sting. Translations that i have in the dictionaries can't help me (
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Please, tell me what this phrase means: "before we'll part, I'll wage a croon, she's fain to follow't yet"? It's from a song of Sting. Translations that i have in the dictionaries can't help me (
Thanks )
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Where did this come from? With song lyrics, the first thing to do is establish that the transcription is accurate. All manner of ludicrous mishearings appear on homemade lyrics websites.
- Where did this come from?
- With song lyrics, the first thing to do is establish that the transcription is accurate.
- All manner of ludicrous mishearings appear on homemade lyrics websites.
- " (a "crown" is an obsolete British coin).
- This could have been altered to "wager a crown", perhaps.
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Where did this come from? With song lyrics, the first thing to do is establish that the transcription is accurate. All manner of ludicrous mishearings appear on homemade lyrics websites.
A quick search for the lyrics of this traditional song throws up numerous variants, one of which, for example, is "Before we part I'll bet a crown..." (a "crown" is an obsolete British coin). This could
A quick search for the lyrics of this traditional song throws up numerous variants, one of which, for example, is "Before we part I'll bet a crown..." (a "crown" is an obsolete British coin). This could
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