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In a coffin of glass you should lie,
A mask of death as your pretty face.
Yet I am the one dancing until I die...
I was the fairest of all so why
Were you my fall from grace?
In a coffin of glass you should lie!
Savor your death and destruction, I did try.
You, little wretch, gave a fine chase;
So I am the one dancing until I die...
I watched you taste that apple and sigh.
No breath, no motion of delicate lace.
In a coffin of glass you should lie.
I am the fairest in the land, I...
The mirror speaks of a queen in a far off place...
I am the one dancing until I die...
That queen is you, my power sucked dry.
A mask of perfect beauty, your face;
In a coffin of glass you should lie,
But I am the one dancing until I die...
A mask of death as your pretty face.
Yet I am the one dancing until I die...
I was the fairest of all so why
Were you my fall from grace?
In a coffin of glass you should lie!
Savor your death and destruction, I did try.
You, little wretch, gave a fine chase;
So I am the one dancing until I die...
I watched you taste that apple and sigh.
No breath, no motion of delicate lace.
In a coffin of glass you should lie.
I am the fairest in the land, I...
The mirror speaks of a queen in a far off place...
I am the one dancing until I die...
That queen is you, my power sucked dry.
A mask of perfect beauty, your face;
In a coffin of glass you should lie,
But I am the one dancing until I die...
This is my entry for *PoetryPlease's Villainous Villanelles contest [link]
It is from the perspective of the evil queen in Snow White. In the Brother's Grimm version of the tale, the queen did not know that Snow White had been awoken from her death sleep (she had awoken when the coffin, while being transported by the prince to his palace, was jostled and the bit of poisoned apple fell from her mouth). She was invited to the wedding of the prince and his young queen (of whom she had no idea was Snow White). Dressed in all her splendor, she asked the mirror her usual question and was shocked when it answered that the young queen was indeed fairer than she. Upon arriving at the wedding, the queen was outraged at recognizing Snow White as the bride...and as it turned out some iron shoes had already been set on a fire and were then presented to the evil queen...she was forced to dance in the red hot shoes until she died.
It is from the perspective of the evil queen in Snow White. In the Brother's Grimm version of the tale, the queen did not know that Snow White had been awoken from her death sleep (she had awoken when the coffin, while being transported by the prince to his palace, was jostled and the bit of poisoned apple fell from her mouth). She was invited to the wedding of the prince and his young queen (of whom she had no idea was Snow White). Dressed in all her splendor, she asked the mirror her usual question and was shocked when it answered that the young queen was indeed fairer than she. Upon arriving at the wedding, the queen was outraged at recognizing Snow White as the bride...and as it turned out some iron shoes had already been set on a fire and were then presented to the evil queen...she was forced to dance in the red hot shoes until she died.
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Good luck in the contest!
Though the bit about the original tale, I can see why they left that out of the Disney version!
Though the bit about the original tale, I can see why they left that out of the Disney version!