The Sunsinger and the Shadowdancer
I am the singer,
I am the dancer,
the sun,
the shadow,
a gladsome voice.
a dream of beauty.
Upon me is a curse-
Upon me is a curse-
I cannot feel on bit
I cannot feel one bit
of night or I shall die.
of day or I shall die.
One time when it was
During the time
not day and was not night;
when night turns to day;
a dancer, sweet and lovely
I heard singing that called
a love for all time.
to my heart.
By my love is in vain-,
As if a spell, I followed
for I am born of light
to the wake of this
As she of darkness.
beautiful sound.
My love is my fear
Tears fall for it was
I am the shadow's bane.
the sunsinger's song-
No love can be this hard,
bitter tears for a bitter love,
So now we meet at twilight,
though we only meet to part,
sad meetings, sadder partings
and the breaking of our hearts.
What blame us, if we pray-
for time or death to bring a cure?
For the sake of bitter loving.
Nonetheless we will endure.
