River, Mountain and Love

Let me tell you the story of river and mountain and love Well, river spoke starlight and danced with the cosmos in motion Dew-dappled grass blades bent low to the river Kissing the cuckoo, sang softly to the river Oh, river spoke starlight and danced with the cosmos in motion And the banks of the river, where small creatures hum in the sunlight Messages drift on the wings of the damselfly whisper Mountain is calling and singing his song Flow by river, flows down in all lifetimes long Oh, messages drift on the wings of the damselfly whisper For love's long song is ours for the singing Love's great story is ours to tell The bells set ringing and inset running And the river sang back to the heart in the splendor and glory Fed all the ferns who unfurl in the old love of spring Won't you tumble and dance to the bluebell sea? Won't you melt back down, won't you come home with me? River fed all the ferns who unfurl in the old love of spring And the mountain smiled back, "Now you're teasing me river old friend" The river replied with a lark and the ripple and went For a separate, they were, they were one through all time Many ice ages known since their forms were combined Oh, river replied with a lark and the ripple and went For love's long song is ours for the singing Love's great story is ours to tell Bells set ringing and inset running And the mountain knows the river has rained from the peak to the gullies Snowy embrace in its cloud drifting lurching and kissing The river knows the mountain has vessels and form And a shape changed with ice sheets when both were reborn And snowy embrace in its cloud drifting lurching and kissing For love's long song is ours for the singing Love's great story is ours to tell Bells set ringing and inset running Love's long song is ours for the singing Love's great story is ours to tell Bells set ringing and inset running