Black Swan
Nina Simone * Track #1 On Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall
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Black Swan by Nina Simone
Performed by
Nina SimoneProduced by
Jack LewisWrited by
Gian Carlo MenottiAbout
This is an aria from the opera The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti (1947).
In this opera, a seance takes place and a character is murdered in the end.
In the context of the opera, this song is sung by a daughter as a lullaby to calm her mother, but the dark imagery it conjures serves as foreshadowing f...
Black Swan Lyrics
[Verse]
The sun is falling and it lies in blood
The moon is weaving bandages of gold
O black swan, where oh where is my lover now?
Where oh where is my lover now?
Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my lamp is lost
With silver needles and with silver threads
The stars stitch a shroud for the dying sun
O black swan, where oh where is my lover now?
[Bridge]
I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring
And a golden ring
I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring
Oh, oh, oh, oh, with silver needles and with silver threads
The stars stitch a shroud for the dying sun
[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, black wing
Oh, oh, oh, oh, black wing, take me down with you
Take me down with you, take me down with you
Take me down with you
O black swan take me down with you
I had given him a kiss of fire
Take me down with you
Black Swan Q&A
Who wrote Black Swan's ?
Black Swan was written by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Who produced Black Swan's ?
Black Swan was produced by Jack Lewis.