Swan Lake - The Ballet,
Is a French version of a German tale,
It's about a Princess, named Odette, whom,
With her friends are into turned into swans,
By the evil magician, Rothbart;




Every midnight, Odette and her friends,
become human again for a few hours.
One midnight, she is discovered by Prince Siegfried,
who falls madly in love with Odette,
and promises to rescue her.




The next night there is a ball in the castle,
where Siegfried, is meant to choose a bride.
Odile, Rothbart's daughter, enters as a black swan,
looking exactly like Princess Odette.




Siegfried is instantly drawn to Odile,
and he declares she will be his bride.
Odette, then appears and sees what has happened,
and he recognizes her too,
and realizes he has broken his promise.




She rushes off to the lake,
and he comes and finds her there.
She forgives Seigfried, but Rothbart is Furious!
He creates the worse storm ever seen,
and both Odette and Siegfried,
are drowned in each others arms.




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Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky