Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday"Strange Fruit" is a song by Billie Holiday, released in 2012 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:44 long and contains 12 lines and 89 words.
Lyrics
1:07Southern trees bear strange fruit
1:14Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
1:21Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
1:30Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
1:44Pastoral scene of the gallant south
1:53The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
2:00Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh
2:08Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
2:16Here is fruit for the crows to pluck
2:23For the rain to gather for the wind to suck
2:31For the sun to rot for the trees to drop
2:44Here is a strange and bitter crop
Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant south The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burning flesh Here is fruit for the crows to pluck For the rain to gather for the wind to suck For the sun to rot for the trees to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop
Translation
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