In the Twilight Judy Collins

She’s a lady, and she barely knows her name now
In the twilight as she sleeps
And her memories chase her down the days of childhood
There was music, always music

And her brothers – there was Robert
The captain of a freighter that sailed to China
There was Shannon, who ran off one icy morning
And then Herbert and then Frank, all so handsome
And her sisters, who were beautiful
And yearned to be together

Shе’s a lady, and she’s sleeping like a princess
Who will wakе up and drink amber
From a slipper made of diamonds
She was married to a blind man who was my father
Such a charmer, and another whose name was Robert
Who holds her fragile hand while I am weeping

Chardonnay in a crystal glass
Amethysts on her fingers
Roses and forget-me-nots
In the garden where she lingered

All around her the snowy peaks
Drew her eyes with wonder
All of her betrayals drowned
In the roaring canyon’s thunder