Went to the opera house, someone sang to me   Just a few crowns it cost, some might call it free.   I did not know how sad, I did not know how sad.   I did not know how sad it would be.      Sat alone in a private box all draped in red   Though I did not understand a single word they said   The music it surrounded me, it filled my head   yes, the music filled my head.      Don't cry, madame, madame butterfly,   it's not too late, too late to learn to fly.   Don't cry, madame, madame butterfly,   you're much to young, too young, too young to die.      Then came the letter, he would embark   Her flame did flicker now, her soul did spark      Oh, but just then, her world grew dark   Oh, how her world grew dark      Maybe it was loneliness that took her life away   Or maybe 'cause the sky showed only shades of black and grey   Oh, but yes there is this one thing that I'd like to again say   Yes, I would like to say      Goodbye madame, madame butterfly,