The sun shares its last rays
a river bathes under the spell
A piece of bark floats across the rocks
as a starling bids
farewell
She sinks behind the tree tops
and the starling takes his leave
The piece of bark floats onwards
'til a lake so
cool and deep
Surrounded by a ghostly mist
the old bark now stands still
A choir of nightly birds
sing their lullaby
until...
A clan of men in iron
Make their way along the shore
Of steel and shining armour
The trees stand still in
awe
Yet another human herd
Their end this night shall meet
But the piece of bark cares not
When sinking into the
deep
The moon now appears
in the sky above the woods
The blood of weakling peasants
nourishes the roots
An old pine
at the river bank
once again his skin sheds
A piece of old, dry bark
drops to the river bed
The pale moon still
glimmers
the river bathes under the spell
A piece of bark floats across the rocks
as the night bids farewell
as the night bids
farewell