Mirabeau Bridge
Guillaume Apollinaire
Under the Mirabeau bridge flows the Seine
            And our love
        Must I recall
Joy always followed after pain

            Let night come toll the hour
            Days move on I remain


Hand in hand let’s linger face to face
            While beneath
   The bridge of our embrace
The weary swell of timeless glances flows


            Let night come toll the hour
            Days move on I remain


Love moves on like that current
            Love moves on
      How slow life seems
And Expectation how violent


            Let night come toll the hour
            Days move on I remain


Days pass on then the weeks pass on
            Neither past times
   Nor loves shall come again
Under the Mirabeau bridge flows the Seine


            Let night come toll the hour
            Days move on I remain
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