Re: GR translation: Don’tcha ephedrine of me

[Mike Jing]

OK, now I see what's going on in the first line.

In the second line, the infinitive "to hear" is a bit unusual. Does it mean
"swoon upon hearing my name", or is it something else?




On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> Don't you ever dream of me...
>
> Swoon =
> be overcome with admiration, adoration, or other strong emotion.
>
> On 16/07/2025 02:43, Mike Jing wrote:
>
> V522.18-19, P531.13-14
> Don’tcha ephedrine of me, my honey,
> Swoon just to hear my name—
>
> What does "ephedrine of me" mean? What about "Swoon just to hear my name"?
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