Brief Verse (Couplets)

[Harry Smith]

Birds and hearts will sing

What a nice season is spring!

 

Spring is really the time of your life

You could make a gorgeous wife...

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

Spring is really the time of your life

You could make a gorgeous wife...

I have now one more reason

To love this wonderful season...

[Harry Smith]

I have now one more reason

To love this wonderful season...

 

You are a good reason

In any beautiful season...

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

You are a good reason

In any beautiful season...

Then I will be your Sun

You will always have fun...

[Harry Smith]

Then I will be your Sun

You will always have fun...

 

You are as hot as the sun

I can't touch you, it's no fun....

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

You are as hot as the sun

I can't touch you, it's no fun....

If I were as cold as the snow

You could freeze, my dear, you know...

[Harry Smith]

If I were as cold as the snow

You could freeze, my dear, you know...

 

You are neither hot like the sun nor cold like the snow

I don't want to burn or to freeze my hands, you know!

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

You are neither hot like the sun nor cold like the snow

I don't want to burn or to freeze my hands, you know!

I am as warm as milk

My skin is as soft as silk...

[Harry Smith]

I am as warm as milk

My skin is as soft as silk...

 

You attract us with your beauty

You are very far and it's a pity...

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

You attract us with your beauty

You are very far and it's a pity...

I like your company, dear

I always try to be near...

[Harry Smith]

He experiences, discovers and communicates

Three rules this new textbook demonstrates....

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

He experiences, discovers and communicates

Three rules this new textbook demonstrates....

Every new textbook is exciting indeed

He really likes discovering it...

[Harry Smith]

Every new textbook is exciting indeed

He really likes discovering it...

 

Traditional textbooks are a success

Lots of valuable things they possess...

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

Traditional textbooks are a success

Lots of valuable things they possess...

Textbooks contain lots of things: old and new

They are informative, it is my point of view...

[Harry Smith]

Textbooks contain lots of things: old and new

They are informative, it is my point of view...

 

Nothing can be done with a guidebook

If you are not really an experienced cook....

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

Nothing can be done with a guidebook

If you are not really an experienced cook....

If you are not an experienced cook

Then you can use a cookery book...

[Harry Smith]

I saw your photograph on the skis

You look as if you expect a kiss...

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

I saw your photograph on the skis

You look as if you expect a kiss...

Really? What a surprise!

I think getting kisses is nice...

[Harry Smith]

Really? What a surprise!

I think getting kisses is nice...

 

Getting a kiss is really nice

When on skis, it's a surprise...

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

Getting a kiss is really nice

When on skis, it's a surprise...

I can't imagine what I will feel

Being kissed while skiing down the hill...

[Harry Smith]

I can't imagine what I will feel

Being kissed while skiing down the hill...

 

You really like a lot to go skiing, I can see

On coming home, do you have a cup of tea?

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

You really like a lot to go skiing, I can see

On coming home, do you have a cup of tea?

I need not only tea

I am very cold, you see...

[Harry Smith]

I need not only tea

I am very cold, you see...

 

You need a hot bath and a glass of wine

But try to finish everything at about nine....

[yuliyakrasnouralochka]

You need a hot bath and a glass of wine

But try to finish everything at about nine....

Your advice sounds really fine

But I can only start at nine...

[Harry Smith]

Your advice sounds really fine

But I can only start at nine...

 

If you start at about nine in the evening

I don't think you'll finish till the morning...