I

Her breast was warm and tender was her face
Secure was I within her long embrace
Protected from the pain of human care
It seemed that I was ever part of her

But then I stirred awakened by the dawn
The time had come at last and I was born
The sun shone brighter than I`d seen before
I looked around and she was there no more

Then from hell`s kingdom sprang a raging fire
To fill my heart with longing and desire
Within my mind I knew that I was I
A thousand times to live, a thousand times to die

(Oh, who was he who tore me from her breast
And left me here to weep, with grief possessed
To wander through earth`s shadows, I alone
Yet seeking him through whom I must atone)

Her tears, as rain, spilled down upon the earth
To soothe away the pain of mortal birth
And `neath the waters glowed the sun`s pure light
Through softly fading shadows of the night

(Where earth meets heaven dwells the sacred dove
And there I seek to find his perfect love.
The sun will shine e`er brighter than before
In death`s abode, when I am I no more)