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[Verse 1]
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In a China tea house or a French cafe
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Or sittin' on a park bench in the U-S-A

You can take a rose and steal a heart away
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Roses are the language of love

[Verse 2]
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They'll treat you like a matador viva la Spain
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And in Rio you can do like they do when it rains

Love is your intention a rose will explain
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Roses are the language of love

[Verse 3]
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In Cuba they say it with a bongo drum
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In France they say it with a kiss
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In Spain they take a guitar and strum
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A hula girl does it with a twist

[Verse 4]
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An Eskimo says it with the rub of the nose
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An Indian says it with an ugh

But if you wrap your heart it in the petals of a rose
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You can speak the language of love

[Verse 5]
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  Whether it's I love you to the girl next door
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Or Se Bo Ma Cherri on Moroccan shore

A German Leishman or Italian amour
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Roses are the language of love

[Verse 6]
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You need no interpreter or chaperone
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Just take her where the moon is high and go alone

If you really love her you can make it known
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That roses are the language of love
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Roses are the language of love