The Swallows, by Pierre-Jean de Béranger
On the Moorish coast, chain-tethered,
Thus a captive soldier spoke:
"I behold you, shining ...
On the Moorish coast, chain-tethered,
Thus a captive soldier spoke:
"I behold you, shining ...
I saw her at her window set,
Myself at mine all winter through;
And well we loved who'd never...