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Translation
I Set Out Yesterday to Come (my canary)
English translation ©
Theano Papadaki
I set out yesterday to come (my canary),
but a gentle rain began (my canary),
but a gentle rain began.
You should have come, even in the rain (my canary),
even if you were soaked through (my canary),
even if you were soaked through.
I had clothes for you to change into (my canary),
a bed for you to rest on (my canary),
a bed for you to rest on.
And I had golden arms (my canary),
where you could sweetly fall asleep (my canary),
where you could sweetly fall asleep.
but a gentle rain began (my canary),
but a gentle rain began.
You should have come, even in the rain (my canary),
even if you were soaked through (my canary),
even if you were soaked through.
I had clothes for you to change into (my canary),
a bed for you to rest on (my canary),
a bed for you to rest on.
And I had golden arms (my canary),
where you could sweetly fall asleep (my canary),
where you could sweetly fall asleep.
