woman standing

Carmen: Habanera

From George Bizet's opera, Carmen (1875). Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy Adapted by Vienna Sicard

6/12/20241 min read

woman standing
woman standing

Love is a wild bird that no one can tame and you'll waste your time trying to catch it

Nothing helps

Not threats or pleas

You may talk to me passionately...yet I'll pick a man who never said a word

That's love, that's love

Love is a gypsy child who never, never follows the rules

If you don't love me, I still might love you

And if I love you, watch out!

The bird you hoped to surprise beats its wings and flies away

Wait for love and you'll lose out

Give up and it will appear

Love's all around you, then it's gone, now it's back

Just when you think you've lost it, there it is

If I'm in love with you, don't ever try to spurn me
And if I love you, watch out!

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