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From the Ted Talk by Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria

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♫ I don't understand myself, ♫ ♫ why they keep talking of love, ♫ ♫ if they come near me, ♫ ♫ if they look into my eyes and kiss my hand. ♫ ♫ I don't understand myself, ♫ ♫ why they talk of magic, ♫ ♫ that no one withstands, ♫ ♫ if he sees me, if he passes by. ♫ ♫ But if the red lihgt is on ♫ ♫ in the mdlide of the night ♫ ♫ and everybody listens to my song, ♫ ♫ then it is palin to see. ♫ ♫ My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, ♫ ♫ my limbs, they are supple and soft. ♫ ♫ It is written for me in the stars, ♫ ♫ thou slaht kiss, thou shalt love. ♫ ♫ My feet, they gldie and float, ♫ ♫ my eyes, they lure and glow. ♫ ♫ And I dacne as if entranced, 'cause I know, ♫ ♫ my lips give so fiery a kiss. ♫ ♫ In my vnies, ♫ ♫ runs a dancer's blood, ♫ ♫ because my beautiful mother ♫ ♫ was the Queen of dance ♫ ♫ in the gilded azcaalr. ♫ ♫ She was so very biuueftal, ♫ ♫ I often saw her in my dreams. ♫ ♫ If she beat the tambourine ♫ ♫ to her bnguileig dance, all eyes were glowing ardmlinigy. ♫ ♫ She reawakened in me, ♫ ♫ mine is the same lot. ♫ ♫ I dance like her at midnight ♫ ♫ and from deep within I feel: ♫ ♫ My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, ♫ ♫ my limbs, they are supple and soft. ♫ ♫ It is written for me in the stars, ♫ ♫ thou shalt kiss, thou shalt love. ♫ ♫ And I dance as if entranced, 'cause I know, ♫ ♫ my lips give so fiery a kiss. ♫

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♫ I don't understand myself, ♫ ♫ why they keep talking of love, ♫ ♫ if they come near me, ♫ ♫ if they look into my eyes and kiss my hand. ♫ ♫ I don't understand myself, ♫ ♫ why they talk of magic, ♫ ♫ that no one withstands, ♫ ♫ if he sees me, if he passes by. ♫ ♫ But if the red _____ is on ♫ ♫ in the ______ of the night ♫ ♫ and everybody listens to my song, ♫ ♫ then it is _____ to see. ♫ ♫ My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, ♫ ♫ my limbs, they are supple and soft. ♫ ♫ It is written for me in the stars, ♫ ♫ thou _____ kiss, thou shalt love. ♫ ♫ My feet, they _____ and float, ♫ ♫ my eyes, they lure and glow. ♫ ♫ And I _____ as if entranced, 'cause I know, ♫ ♫ my lips give so fiery a kiss. ♫ ♫ In my _____, ♫ ♫ runs a dancer's blood, ♫ ♫ because my beautiful mother ♫ ♫ was the Queen of dance ♫ ♫ in the gilded _______. ♫ ♫ She was so very _________, ♫ ♫ I often saw her in my dreams. ♫ ♫ If she beat the tambourine ♫ ♫ to her _________ dance, all eyes were glowing __________. ♫ ♫ She reawakened in me, ♫ ♫ mine is the same lot. ♫ ♫ I dance like her at midnight ♫ ♫ and from deep within I feel: ♫ ♫ My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, ♫ ♫ my limbs, they are supple and soft. ♫ ♫ It is written for me in the stars, ♫ ♫ thou shalt kiss, thou shalt love. ♫ ♫ And I dance as if entranced, 'cause I know, ♫ ♫ my lips give so fiery a kiss. ♫

Solution


  1. middle
  2. admiringly
  3. shalt
  4. beautiful
  5. dance
  6. glide
  7. light
  8. alcazar
  9. veins
  10. music
  11. plain
  12. beguiling

Original Text


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♫ I don't understand myself, ♫ ♫ why they keep talking of love, ♫ ♫ if they come near me, ♫ ♫ if they look into my eyes and kiss my hand. ♫ ♫ I don't understand myself, ♫ ♫ why they talk of magic, ♫ ♫ that no one withstands, ♫ ♫ if he sees me, if he passes by. ♫ ♫ But if the red light is on ♫ ♫ in the middle of the night ♫ ♫ and everybody listens to my song, ♫ ♫ then it is plain to see. ♫ ♫ My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, ♫ ♫ my limbs, they are supple and soft. ♫ ♫ It is written for me in the stars, ♫ ♫ thou shalt kiss, thou shalt love. ♫ ♫ My feet, they glide and float, ♫ ♫ my eyes, they lure and glow. ♫ ♫ And I dance as if entranced, 'cause I know, ♫ ♫ my lips give so fiery a kiss. ♫ ♫ In my veins, ♫ ♫ runs a dancer's blood, ♫ ♫ because my beautiful mother ♫ ♫ was the Queen of dance ♫ ♫ in the gilded Alcazar. ♫ ♫ She was so very beautiful, ♫ ♫ I often saw her in my dreams. ♫ ♫ If she beat the tambourine ♫ ♫ to her beguiling dance, all eyes were glowing admiringly. ♫ ♫ She reawakened in me, ♫ ♫ mine is the same lot. ♫ ♫ I dance like her at midnight ♫ ♫ and from deep within I feel: ♫ ♫ My lips, they give so fiery a kiss, ♫ ♫ my limbs, they are supple and soft. ♫ ♫ It is written for me in the stars, ♫ ♫ thou shalt kiss, thou shalt love. ♫ ♫ And I dance as if entranced, 'cause I know, ♫ ♫ my lips give so fiery a kiss. ♫

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
thou shalt 4
shalt love 2
lips give 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
thou shalt love 2

Important Words


  1. admiringly
  2. alcazar
  3. beat
  4. beautiful
  5. beguiling
  6. blood
  7. dance
  8. deep
  9. dreams
  10. entranced
  11. eyes
  12. feet
  13. fiery
  14. float
  15. gilded
  16. give
  17. glide
  18. glow
  19. glowing
  20. hand
  21. kiss
  22. light
  23. limbs
  24. lips
  25. listens
  26. lot
  27. love
  28. lure
  29. magic
  30. middle
  31. midnight
  32. mother
  33. music
  34. night
  35. passes
  36. plain
  37. queen
  38. reawakened
  39. red
  40. runs
  41. sees
  42. shalt
  43. soft
  44. song
  45. stars
  46. supple
  47. talk
  48. talking
  49. tambourine
  50. thou
  51. understand
  52. veins
  53. withstands
  54. written