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Taken from Orphic Gold Leaves / Orphische Goldblättchen.

First & last verse taken from Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott'.

Taken from: Orphic Gold Leaves / Orphische Goldblättchen.

Artwork by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900-1931).
Photograph by Tilman Weigele.

lyrics

Night Sea Journey

On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the world and meet the sky;
And through the field the road runs by
To many-towered Camelot.

The garden bloomed and the full moon shone and a scent of fire filled the air.
The path stretched out to the hills beyond and I rode the white-maned mare.

I crossed the bridge and I drank the wine and I solved the riddle of steel.
I drew my sword and I felled my foe and I knew what it was like to feel.

I bathed my limbs in an age-old lake and the eye of heaven saw my soul.
The shore was far and the lake was deep and I paid my dueful toll.

The serpent hissed and the eagle cried and I crossed the valley of tears.
The lion roared and morning dawned and the blessing of man quenched my fears.

Only reapers, reaping early,
In among the bearded barley
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly,
Down to tower'd Camelot.

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from Orphic Gold Leaves / Orphische Goldbl​ä​ttchen, released August 9, 2018

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