Dapheneo
Alfred Erik Leslie Satie
Tell me, Dapheneo, what is that tree
The fruit of which is weeping birds?
That tree, Chrysaline, is a bird-tree.
Ah! I believe that trees
Produce hazelnuts, Dapheneo.
Yes, Chrysaline, trees give hazelnuts,
But bird-trees give weeping birds.
Ah!...