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