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| − | '''Maiden Wine''' |
+ | "'''Maiden Wine'''" was the song sung by [[Spock]] while he was being manipulated by the [[Platonian]]s in [[2268]]. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
| − | ==Lyrics== |
+ | == Lyrics == |
| − | :'' |
+ | :''Take care, young ladies, and value your wine. |
:''Be watchful of young men in their velvet prime. |
:''Be watchful of young men in their velvet prime. |
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:''Deeply they'll swallow from your finest kegs, |
:''Deeply they'll swallow from your finest kegs, |
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:''Then swiftly be gone, leaving bitter dregs. |
:''Then swiftly be gone, leaving bitter dregs. |
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| − | :''Ahh-ah-ah-ah, bitter dregs. |
+ | :''Ahh-ah-ah-ah, bitter dregs. |
| − | :'' |
+ | :''With smiling words and tender touch, |
:''Man offers little and asks for so much. |
:''Man offers little and asks for so much. |
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:''He loves in the breathless excitement of night, |
:''He loves in the breathless excitement of night, |
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:''Then leaves with your treasure in cold morning light. |
:''Then leaves with your treasure in cold morning light. |
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:''Ahh-ah-ah-ah, in cold morning light. |
:''Ahh-ah-ah-ah, in cold morning light. |
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| + | == Background == |
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| + | The song was written by [[Leonard Nimoy]] himself. (''[[Star Trek: The Original Series 365]]'', p. 307) The full version with musical arrangement and a second verse appears on the 1969 DOT LP, "The Touch Of Leonard Nimoy". |
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| + | == External link == |
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| + | *[http://www.maidenwine.com/lps_04.html MaidenWine.com] |
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| + | *[http://www.maidenwine.com/catalog_05_film_stage.html MaidenWine.com - Film and Stage Library] - sound samples and photos from the TOS episode "Plato's Stepchildren" |
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Revision as of 22:01, 4 February 2013
Spock sings Maiden Wine
"Maiden Wine" was the song sung by Spock while he was being manipulated by the Platonians in 2268. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
Lyrics
- Take care, young ladies, and value your wine.
- Be watchful of young men in their velvet prime.
- Deeply they'll swallow from your finest kegs,
- Then swiftly be gone, leaving bitter dregs.
- Ahh-ah-ah-ah, bitter dregs.
- With smiling words and tender touch,
- Man offers little and asks for so much.
- He loves in the breathless excitement of night,
- Then leaves with your treasure in cold morning light.
- Ahh-ah-ah-ah, in cold morning light.
Background
The song was written by Leonard Nimoy himself. (Star Trek: The Original Series 365, p. 307) The full version with musical arrangement and a second verse appears on the 1969 DOT LP, "The Touch Of Leonard Nimoy".
External link
- MaidenWine.com
- MaidenWine.com - Film and Stage Library - sound samples and photos from the TOS episode "Plato's Stepchildren"