Let us sit by the river.
A long time ago
You were the cool trickling
You lived in yourself as the fishes and plants
Swimming and swaying.
Birds and deer drank from you.
Leaves fell into you.
You were the vigor of the current.
During the day you reflected the sun
at night, the sparkling stars.
These rocks on which we sit,
You unearthed them
And shaped them.
But that was a long time ago,
When you knew who you are.
Should I tell her who she is
And ruin your surprise?
How long did you want her to forget
Who her father is
And ahh, her mother too?
I have kept my promise to serve.
But I can no longer look upon her and pretend
That her rags and fetters are real.
Even if I keep silent, my eyes reveal.
Shall I make it subtle
Or shall I be quick?
Will she believe?
Or run away thinking I am mad?
Who her father is
And ahh, her mother too!
Did you cause this meeting
Only so I should betray you,
And reveal to her that she is
A lady of the most noble birth.
