Dark Swift and Bright Swallow

歌詞

April sun on Slapton Ley Between the lagoon and the haunted sea I was thinking of war and cruelty When spring's first swallow split the sky And I was lifted above all care As the swallow swung through the salted air Come from savannah and desert and sea To mark another year for me A sailor's tattoo like a prayer on my arm To bring me home and safe from harm Though rocks may melt and seas my burn Dark swift and bright swallow shall always return Bright swallow, sweet spirit of stockyard and barn You lighten our days with all of your charm Bring hope to the sailor upon the wide sea And mark another year for me Swifts sythe and scream through the city dusk Late to come and first to leave But come they do and leave they must Hot August nights, their absence grieve And how we miss their impudent glee This devil's bitch, this mystery This sprite that sleeps upon the breeze And flies and feeds behind the stores April sun on Slapton Ley Between the lagoon and the haunted sea I was thinking of war and cruelty When spring's first swallow split the sky And I was lifted above all care As the swallow swung through the salted air Come from savannah and desert and sea To mark another year for me And for you, my love And eternity