swoon

intr.v., swooned, swoon·ing, swoons.

1. To faint.
2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.

n.

1. A fainting spell; syncope. See synonyms at blackout.
2. A state of ecstasy or rapture.

[Middle English swounen, probably from iswowen, in a swoon, from Old English geswōgen, past participle of *swōgan, to suffocate.]

verb

To suffer temporary lack of consciousness: black out, faint, keel over, pass out. See awareness/unawareness.

noun

A temporary loss of consciousness: blackout, faint. Pathology syncope. See awareness/unawareness.

• Artist: Prefab Sprout
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1984
• Total Time: 40:17
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Their full-length album debut is rough around the edges, but shows the band reaching beyond the tried and clichéd. ~ Scott Bultman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Don't Sing	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:51)
Cue Fanfare	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(4:05)
Green Isaac (Lyrics)	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:30)
Here on the Eerie	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:59)
Cruel	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(4:18)
Couldn't Bear to Be Special	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:49)
I Never Play Basketball Now (Lyrics)	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:38)
Ghost Town Blues (Lyrics)	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:20)
Elegance (Lyrics)	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(3:44)
Technique (Lyrics)	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(4:36)
Green Isaac (Pt. 2)	Paddy McAloon	Prefab Sprout	(1:27)

Credits

Prefab Sprout (Main Performer), Graham Lant (Drums), Wendy Smith (?), Martin McAloon (?), Paddy McAloon (?)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - besvime, falde i afmagt, gradvis dø hen
n. - besvimelse, afmagt

Nederlands (Dutch)
in zwijm vallen, bezwijming

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) défaillir, (fig) se pâmer
n. - pâmoison

Deutsch (German)
v. - ohnmächtig werden
n. - Ohnmacht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (λόγ.) λιποθυμώ
n. - (λόγ.) λιποθυμία

Italiano (Italian)
svenire, svenimento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmaiar
n. - desmaio (m)

Русский (Russian)
обморок, восторженное состояние, экстаз

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desmayarse, desvanecerse
n. - desmayo, desvanecimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svimma, dåna, dö bort (bild.)
n. - snygging

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
昏厥, 昏倒, 狂喜, 心醉神迷, 陶醉, 晕厥

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 昏厥, 昏倒, 狂喜, 心醉神迷
n. - 狂喜, 陶醉, 暈厥

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 기절하다, 쇠퇴하다, 약해지다
n. - 졸도, 기절

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気絶しそうになる, 卒倒する, 気絶する
n. - 失神

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغمى عليه , ينتشي , يتلاشى تدريجيا (الاسم) اغماء , نشوة , خدار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התעלף‬
n. - ‮התעלפות‬

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