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Once there was an honest manFallen in love with a bonnie maidHe spread gold and flowers in her hairA painted veil, she's a painted veilHe walks in her steps, spies on her dreamsBuilds a gilded cageHe's crazy in love with a strangerThis is a fancy in a mirrorHe adores her, she's a bird in a cageAnd years have gone in despair, his love is vainBecause he's a blind man, he don't know her nameFalling in love with a shadow, a painted veilA painted veilOnce there was a noble manFallen in love with a wealthy maidHe stole gold and diamonds from her handsA painted veil, it's a painted veilAnd he locks her in silence and shadeBuilds a gilded cageHe's crazy in love with a strangerThis is a fancy in a mirrorSongtexteHe adores her, she's a bird in a cageAnd years have gone in despair, his love is vainBecause he's a blind man, he don't know her nameFalling in love with a shadow, a painted veilA painted veilOnce there was a young pretty maidShe saw her face on the bright waterShe spent days and years staring at herselfA painted veil, she's a painted veilShe's lost her soul, she's lost her dreamsBuilding a gilded cageShe's crazy in love with a strangerThis is a fancy in a mirrorI adore her, she's a bird in a cageThe years have gone in despair, my love is vainBecause she's a blind lady, she don't know my nameFalling in love with a shadow, a painted veil,A painted veil Aus Songtexte Mania