Lyric discussion by sillybunny 

Cover art for La Belle Dame Sans Regrets lyrics by Sting

Are you taken aback? Of course. I figured if he said it was about nuclear testing, then it was. It's so funny what we notice first--"you lie, my sister." And I do, but I wonder what lie prompted this line. Do you know? It wouldn't benefit you to know so I won't say. Would you say I have no regrets? Think for a moment. What regrets do you have? What do you regret--but consider only what you had control over--which wasn't much. I regret not having more of my wits about me? You always ask too much of yourself. I regret never meeting. It's not your regret. Meeting wasn't written into the screenplay. There was a screenplay?! I'm laughing. Of course! So, lovely song for some tiresome babe who does things just to anger the dancer. What a meanie you are! I'm not. I never even stuck my feet in his face even though he was playing my brother. I behaved.
I think he felt you would never get around to the translation and for all intents, you are quite, quite late. Why race to find out you have been a mystery when you worked so hard to clarify? AND a meanie, to boot! Oh well.
You would say, oh well. You are the lovely lady without regrets. See how blasé you are about all of this? It's an old song.
Botti just included it on a recent cd... I'm presuming this is loaded with poetic license ... I am of course pondering being compared to nuclear testing. Well, I happen to find the analogy amusingly appropo. Really ... maybe I don't know either one of you two funny guys ... maybe you're both like ...freeloaders!

You wish... [I see you're grinning for a change...]