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My Legionnaire

from Linn in Grey Lynn by Linn Lorkin

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My Legionnaire (English words by Lorkin)

1. I looked into his eyes so blue
And saw the steel that flashed there too
Like the storms that cross the sky in summer
And tattoos danced upon this man
That I could scarcely understand
Upon his neck “UNSEEN UNTAKEN”
Big letters on his heart “NO-ONE”
On his right arm one word “REASON”

CHORUS
I didn’t even know his name
But how I loved him all the same
My legionnaire
The skies of Paris seemed to flame
And bright mirages of desert stars shone everywhere
He was so handsome and so slim
The taste of sand upon his limbs
My legionnaire
Above his forehead brown and bare
The desert sun still danced and dazzled in his hair

2. Those magic hours are past and gone
But still the memory lingers on
And strong desire for him fills my body
And through the tears the thought will start
That when I lay upon his heart
I should have shouted out “I love you!”
But I was silent all the while
I feared to see his mocking smile

3.The desert took away my man
They found him lying on the sand
Across the evening sky clouds were passing
And as his life drained crimson red
He showed them his tattoos and said
Pointing to his neck “Unseen, untaken”
Then to his heart “There’s no-one still”
He never knew … he never will

LAST CHORUS
And yet I’d dreamed that destiny
Would bring my wild legionnary back to me
And we would travel hand in hand
To some far-distant bright and luminescent land
He was so handsome and so slim
They heaped the sand upon his limbs
My legionnaire
Above his forehead cold and bare
The desert sun still danced and dazzled in his hair

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from Linn in Grey Lynn, released January 1, 1995

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Linn Lorkin New Zealand

Brought up on farm in Tokoroa NZ, Linn Lorkin got her show-business start in Europe in the 70s. She started off singing in a low dive in Copenhagen and went on to play the prestigious Ronnie Scott's in London. She played piano-bar in NYC in the 80s and there became a prolific songwriter. Back in NZ she became one of the most versatile performers around, singing, touring and writing for many bands ... more

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