a whiter shade of pale

procol harum'un 1967 çıkışlı şarkısı.

sözleri:

we skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
ı was feeling kinda seasick
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 ı wandered through my playing cards
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
and so it was that later

yıllarca geri zekalı gibi nerden aklımdan öyle kalmış ise the moody blues parçası diye aradım.

eğer türkçe olsaydı adı ''daha engin bir deniz'' olurdu. her ne kadar her ne kadar sevgili bach'tan esinlenerek bestelenmiş olsa da bu şarkıyı ben yazsam arkama yaslanır ve kalan ömrümde getirdiği itibarın keyfini yaşardım.