Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS

Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Playlist Covers

Playlist Directory

Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS

Music Video Directory

Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST

Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED

Dork Radio

Live

Live 24/7

Dork Radio

Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

June 2026

Latest issue variants

Dork, June 2026 (Bleachers cover)

Bleachers

Dork, June 2026 (Myles Smith cover)

Myles Smith

Dork, June 2026 (Towa Bird cover)

Towa Bird

|

Privacy Policy|

Cookie settings

© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advertise on this site.

Chinese Envoy (Fragments) Lyrics — John Cale | Dork

Lyrics
John Cale
Chinese Envoy (Fragments) Lyrics

Lyrics

Chinese Envoy (Fragments)

From Fragments of a Rainy Season1992

Lyrics

Chinese Envoy (Fragments)

[Verse 1] She was a princess, much lower than people thought A master of nothing, a mistress of something she thought [Verse 2] She could talk about things that never mattered ever From one person's miserable life after another She could talk to the French and Germans at will They never listen, they never will [Chorus] The Chinese envoy was here The Chinesе envoy was here but lеft The Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here but left [Bridge] Calling out her name you'd be surprised at what came Galloping out of the darkness just like furniture We'd have lost it all if it hadn't been for Cardinal Richelieu and all his courtiers [Chorus] The Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here but left The Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here but left In his broken hearted pagoda

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

About this track

"Chinese Envoy (Fragments)" is a song by John Cale from the album Fragments of a Rainy Season, released in 1992.

John Cale profile →Fragments of a Rainy Season album →Track profile →

More from this album

Fragments of a Rainy Season

Cordoba

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

On a Wedding Anniversary (Fragments)

On a Wedding Anniversary (Fragments)

More Lyrics

by John Cale

Paris 1919

Hallelujah

Fear Is a Man's Best Friend

Fear Is a Man's Best Friend

From Dork

John Cale on Dork

Charli XCX has collaborated with John Cale on new track 'House' for the 'Wuthering Heights' soundtrack - and there's an entire album coming

It's part of a whole album set for release in early December.

Artist

Album

Fragments of a Rainy Season →

Style It Takes

Style It Takes

Lyrics

Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed (Fragments)

Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed (Fragments)

John Cale

Dying On the Vine

Dying On the Vine

Child's Christmas in Wales

Child's Christmas in Wales

Andalucia

Hanky Panky Nohow

Hanky Panky Nohow

Barracuda