I am the earth He is the sky Ever distant and aloof No matter how high my mountain It will never be part of him No matter how bright his stars They will ever look down Coldly glinting Too long I longed for his love No longer
But you You are the fire and I am the forest Be careful For the smell of woodsmoke so enchants me If I feed you my debris, my deadwood We may enhance each other Gypsies dancing in the clearing But cling to me and you consume me Possess me and you destroy me The morning shows blackened stumps Grey ashes
Somewhere, somewhere There is a man of water A lake at the mountain's foot A river through the forest flowing A sea around my shore And when the rain falls He will surely come