La Esmeralda

Her skin shines goldlike the sun of AndalusiaHer graceful body swayslike arabesque vines in the night wind By torchlight her skin grows dusky as moonlightBeneath the sun it surely burns like gold Chatte sauvage !Fée des bois !Déesse !Bacchante des monts Ménale ! The feet that strike the stageare tiny and delicate as a newborn’sHer waist bends with the drumbeatlike a willow swaying in the wind And when her skirt blooms wide,your hearts burst into flame Chatte sauvage !Fée des bois !Déesse !Bacchante des monts Ménale ! Her innocent eyes are black crystalSpinning, leaping, turning in the firelightThose great dark eyes catch every one of you Eyes that still know nothing of the worldyet awaken every man’s desire Chatte sauvage !Fée des bois !Déesse !Bacchante des monts Ménale ! A girl like magicA girl like sorcery What is reflected in her eyes?Who is reflected in her eyes? Which man will win her heart? Chatte sauvage !Fée des bois !Déesse !Bacchante des monts Ménale !