[Lyric] Earths Answer (Tor Lundvall)

Earth raised up her head
From the darkness dread & drear
Her light fled
Stony, dread
And her locks covered with grey despair

Prisoned on watery shore
Starry jealousy does keep my den
Cold and hoar;
Weeping o’er
I hear the father of the ancient men

Selfish father of men!
Cruel, jealous, selfish fear!
Can delight
Chained in night
The virgins of youth and morning bear

Does spring hide its joy
When buds and blossoms grow?
Doеs the sower
Sow by night
Or the ploughman in darknеss plough?
Break this heavy chain
That does freeze my bones around!
Selfish, vain
Eternal bane
That free love with bondage bound