Song – Ageless Love
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Lyrics and Music: German Allan Padgeth
Why are you surprised, young girl,
that I pursue you at my age?
The sea is old, yet it never stopped loving the shore,
and the roads we still have to walk are old as well.
If the wines we enjoy are aged,
and we delight in drinking them,
why are you surprised, young girl,
that I pursue you at my age?
The older the memory,
the more we want to cherish it,
just like how we keep portraits
of our old homeland,
and the first poems
that made us cry.
The oak tree is old and does not groan
when it is cut by the woodsman,
and the steel bridge is old,
it vibrates but does not break.
That’s how old the stone is
from the primitive sculptor,
that’s how old love is
since God created man.
So, don’t be surprised
if I pursue you at my age.
It’s true, I am old,
and you are young now,
but my lovely young girl,
the soul has no age.
Why are you surprised, young girl,
if I pursue you at my age
