Sin-é notes

        Sin-é was an Irish cafe at 122 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, New York City just off Avenue A. Shane Doyle, who now owns Arlene Grocery, was the owner of Sin-é.

        Sin-é, in Gaelic (the ancient Irish tongue) means "that's it."

        Jeff performed so much at Sin-é and the other small venues to "develop myself and get grocery money."⁴ The cafe setting provided him with a place to hone his performance skills. There was a laid-back atmosphere where Jeff felt comfortable and was able to explore his talent and learn his trade.

        Buckley has also quipped that the real motive for these early solo performances was "to attract the perfect band."²

        The French lyrics (as close a translation^* as possible) are as follows:

My Lost Melody
("Je N'En Connais Pas La Fin")

I used to know a little square
Back in Paris when I was small
All summer long it had a fair
Wonderful fair with swings and all
I used to love my little fair
And at the closing, every day
I could be found
Dancing around
A merry-go-round
That used to play:

"Oh mon amour...
A toi toujours...
Dans tes grands yeux...
Rien que nous deux..."

All summer long my little fair
Made every day a holiday
Night after night it used to glare
People came there from far away
Everyone sang the little tune
All over town you heard it played
Even Peppi
From Napoli
He sang to Marie
This serenade:

"Oh mon amour...
A toi toujours...
Dans tes grands yeux...
Rien que nous deux..."

I can't forget my little square
And even though I'm far away
I can't forget my little fair
Maybe it's there, still there today...
Sometimes I hear my little tune
And in a dream of long ago
And in my brain
Ran the little refrain
The old French refrain
I used to know:

"Oh mon amour...
A toi toujours...
Dans tes grands yeux...
Rien que nous deux..."

        The translation^* of the chorus is:

"Oh mon amour... A toi toujours... Dans tes grands yeux... Rien que nous deux..."

"Oh, my love... Yours forever... In your wide eyes.... Only us two..."