Letra de
Lilac Wine

Lilac Wine fue compuesta por James Shelton en 1950. La canción es una balada melancólica que habla del dolor del amor no correspondido a través de la metáfora de beber vino de lila para olvidar. Ha sido interpretada por varios artistas a lo largo de los años, incluida Nina Simone en su álbum Wild Is the Wind (1966).

I lost myself on a cool damp night
Gave myself in that misty light
Was hypnotized by a strange delight
Under a lilac tree
I made wine from the lilac tree
Put my heart in its recipe
It makes me see what I want to see
And be what I want to be
When I think more than I want to think
Do things I never should do
I drink much more than I ought to drink
Because it brings me back you


Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love
Listen to me I cannot see clearly
Isn't that she coming to me nearly here?

Lilac wine is sweet and heady, where's my love?
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, where's my love
Listen to me, why is everything so hazy?
Isnt that she, or am I just going crazy, dear?

Lilac wine, I feel unready, for my love
I feel unready for my love