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Absinthe, I adore you, truly!It seems, when I drink you,I inhale the young forest's soul,During the beautiful green season.Your perfume disconcerts meAnd in your opalescenceI see the full heavens of yore,As through an open door.What now, O refuge of the damned!That you a vain paradise be,If you appease my need;And if, before I enter the door,You make me put up with life,By accustoming me to death.Absinthe... say no more... say no more...I am the Green FairyMy robe has the colour of despairI have nothing in common with the fairies of the pastWhat I need is blood, red and hot, the palpitating flesh of my victimsAlone, I will kill France, the Present is dead, Vive the future.But me, I kill the future and in the family I destroy the love of country, courage, honour,Letras de cancionesI am the purveyor of hell, penitentiaries, hospitals.Absinthe... say no more... say no more...Who am I finally? I am the instigator of crimeI am ruin and sorrowI am shameI am dishonourI am deathI am absintheI am shameI am dishonourI am deathI am absintheAbsinthe... say no more... say no more... From Letras Mania