Albert Schröder, Germany
The Seductive Power of Renaldo’s Serenade Was Undermined By the Fact He Was in Need of a Mint, 1885
Oil on wood
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/// Spielmann strummed serenades on his lute
for the bride, ’cause he thought she was cute.
She loved hearing him play,
but she still backed away.
If her bridegroom got jealous… he’d shoot.
/// In truth, Spielmann had no yen to bed
a young woman who’d this day been wed.
He saw her as a muse
for his music. He’d choose
to spend all night long luting instead.
/// One more reason her pose would occur,
(leaning back, so he’s farther from her):
Her eye doctor detected
problems still uncorrected,
She’s farsighted; up close he’s a blur!
/// Advertised as “Musical Entertainment,”
she believed he required containment.
“Keep your hands on your lute,
and stop calling me ‘beaut,’
or you soon will be facing arraignment.”