Twenty men crossing a bridge, br Into a village, br Are twenty men crossing twenty bridges, br Into twenty villages, br Or one man br Crossing a single bridge into a village. br br This is old song br That will not declare itself . . . br br Twenty men crossing a bridge, br Into a village, br Are br Twenty men crossing a bridge br Into a village. br br That will not declare itself br Yet is certain as meaning . . . br br The boots of the men clump br On the boards of the bridge. br The first white wall of the village br Rises through fruit-trees. br Of what was it I was thinking? br So the meaning escapes. br br The first white wall of the village... br The fruit-trees...