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Prologue 2 (Old English Version)

from Romeo Rocks You! (Old English Versions) by Ken Wood

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This song summarises the previous action and sets the scene for what's to come.

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Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie,
And young affection gapes to be his heir.
That fair for which love groaned for and would die
With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair.

Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,
Alike bewitched by the charm of looks,
But to his foe supposed he must complain,
And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks.

Being held a foe, he may not have access
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear.
And she as much in love, her means much less
To meet her new beloved anywhere.

But passion lends them power, time means, to meet,
Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.

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from Romeo Rocks You! (Old English Versions), released January 1, 2011

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