Ridi Pagliaccio

Recite! While caught in delirium
I no longer know what I say
And what I do!
Yet... it's necessary... make an effort!
Bah! Are you perhaps a man?
You are a Clown!
Put on the costume
And powder your face
People pay and want to laugh here
And if Harlequin
Steals away Colombina
Laugh, Clown, and everyone will applaud!
Turn the spasms
And the tears into jest
Turn the sob into a grimace
And the pain - Ah!
Laugh, Clown
At your shattered love
Laugh at the grief that poisons your heart