The Boatman Calls

VanWyck

Compositor: VanWyck / Reyer Zwart

Watch the Sun break on the wide lake
Where the white bird is washing its feathers
Watch the waves roll over the grey stones
Where your feet search the edges

There’s nothing to fear love
The current is strong
Out in the distance
The boatman calls

Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on pretty maidens
Let down, let down, let down
Let down, let down your hair
Undo, undo, undo
Undo, undo the ribbons
Let go, let go of the shore

Feel the soft wind on your bare skin
Before you break through the surface
And the waves part and the weeds slide
As the swell lifts you onwards

There’s nothing to fear love
The current is strong
Out in the distance
The boatman calls

Come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on pretty maidens
Let down, let down, let down
Let down, let down your hair
Undo, undo, undo
Undo, undo the ribbons
Let go, let go of the shore