Whiter Shade of Pale
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
footnotes
we skipped the light fandango = we danced, fandango is a type of Spanish dance but here it represents just dancing
The song lyrics are filled with ambiguous (niejednoznaczny) references, the point of the song is to create a mood more then to tell a clear story. The lyrics seem to be painting a picture of a night filled with drinking, dancing and desire. The man from the lyrics was most likely rejected by a young woman. You can read an extensive discussion of the song's meaning here
miller told his tale - a miller is the owner of a mill (młyn)
This may be a reference to Canterbury Tales, a piece of Medieval English literature which follows a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. Each of the pilgrims tells a story, the story told by the miller is about a young woman being convinced to cheat on her husband; it may also be a reference to Henry Miller, a controversial American writer known for including very graphic sex scenes in his books.
turned a whiter shade of pale - a poetic way od saying she turned pale (zbladła)
I wandered through my playing cards = I considered my options / choices
One of sixteen vestal virgins - vestal virgins were the priestesses of the goddess Vesta in Ancient Rome, you can read more about them here
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