Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain.

每天晚上我都渴望睡眠，我努力想要睡着，但睡眠像窗帘一样在我面前飘动。

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I want freedom, I yearn for freedom.

我要自由，我向往自由。

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And how much I yearn to be with thee.

我有多么渴望与你在一起。

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"Would they wonder what I thought? Would they yearn for my approval, my discipline,my voice?"

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In those days, I did not yearn for the four-star meals or luxurious accommodations that other Parisian neighborhoods offered.

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