How Sad Venice Can Be (Que C'est Triste Venise)
Key: CEnglish
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BbHow sad Venice can be
When Fyou return alone
To Gmfind a memory
In every paving Fstone.
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I Cmwalk among the birds
That Ffill San Marco's Square
With Cechoes of her words
Around me in the Fair.
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BbHow sad Venice can be
When the Gmandolins play
A Cmsong she sung for me
One unforgotten Fday.
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BbLike images of sleep
EbThe gondoliers go by
But Cmwhen I try to weep
I Ffind my tears are Bbdry.
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BHow sad Venice can be
When Abmmist is in your eyes
And you can Dbmhardly see
As pigeons fill the Gbskies.
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I Dbmfind the little street
And Gbthen the old café
Where Dbmwe would always meet
To dream away the Gbday.
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BHow sad Venice can be
BeAneath the silent Abmoon
DbmThat rises from the sea
And silvers the laGbgoon.
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I Bhear the vespers chime
And Abmcross the Bridge of Sighs
I Dbmknow that it is time
To Gbbid my last goodBbyes.
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CThere's nothing more to say
I Fpass beneath the light
And then I Dmturn away
From GVenice in the Cnight.
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CHow sad Venice can be
It's Ftoo lonely to Abear
When Fyou have lost the love
That Gyou discovered Cthere.