I-ia-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na,
When I was in my own prime, when I was in my prime,
I would want only handsome young men,
Oh yes, only handsome men.
I-ia-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na,
Now that old time has caught up with me,
Caught up with me, old father time,
I'm content with ugly, old and ugly men, oh my!
See Song No. 275n (in the vocal part) and Song No. 430s (in the piano part) of Bela Bartok,
Rumanian Folk Music, vol. 2, Vocal Melodies, ed. Benjamin Suchoff (The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967), p. 383.
The corresponding Text No. 635 can be found in volume 3, Texts, 263.
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