"Oh, when I joined the Eagles
(as it might be yesterday)
I kissed a girl at Clusium
Before I marched away.
A long march, a long march, and twenty years in store,
when I left my girl at Clusium, beside the threshing-floor.
The girls of Spain were honey-sweet,
and the golden girls of Gaul
And the Thracian Maiden soft as birds
To hold the heart in thrall
'But the girl I kissed at Clusium
Kissed and left at Clusium,
The girl I kissed at Clusium
I remember best of all.
A long march, a long march, and twenty years behind,
But the girl I kissed at Clusium comes easy to my mind.'
2006-10-16 11:46:08 · 5 answers · asked by Kassie 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I found a blog entry after googling" I kissed a girl at Clusium."
It is from a novel by Rosemary Sutcliffe called "The Eagle of the Ninth."
Seemingly the poem is often quoted in the book.
2006-10-16 12:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kathleen A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never heard of the song but if you find out were clusium is id like to no sounds like a fun place
2006-10-16 18:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by cancel 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clusium was an ancient roman city
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusium
2006-10-16 19:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by bluedawn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where's Clusium ? maybe, it sounds like he was away @ war, marching.
2006-10-16 18:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The place names suggest it may be Roman.
2006-10-16 19:16:12 · answer #5 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋