Robert Burns A red, red rose kanske? Man behöver ju inte ta alla verserna.
O, my love is like a red, red rose,
That is newly sprung in June.
O, my love is like the melody,
That is sweetly played in tune.
As fair are you, my lovely lass,
So deep in love am I,
And I will love you still, my Dear,
Till all the seas go dry.
Till all the seas go dry, my Dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun!
O I will love you still, my Dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
And fare you well, my only Love,
And fare you well a while!
And I will come again, my Love,
Although it were ten thousand mile!
Originalet går så här, men det är lite ålderdomligt:
1.
O, my luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June.
O, my luve's like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
2.
As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I,
And I will luve thee still, my Dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
3.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my Dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun!
O I will luve thee still, my Dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
4.
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile!
(Känns den igen? "Min älskling du är som en ros" kommer från den.)
Annars är låttexter ofta vackra, här är en av mina favoriter:
Come Rain Or Come Shine (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer)
I`m gonna love you like nobody`s loved you come rain or come shine
High as a mountain and deep as a river come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me it was just one of those things
But don`t ever bet me cause I`m gonna be true if you let me
You`re gonna love me like nobody`s loved me come rain or come shine
Happy together unhappy together and won`t it be fine?
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We`re in or we`re out of the money
But I`m with you always, I`m with you rain or shine