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       <p>In his home the captain kneeled,<br>
       <p>In his home the captain kneeled,<br>
         his eyes deep as the deepest sea,<br>
         his eyes deep as the deepest sea,<br>
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       <p>In his home the Captain kneeled,<br>
       <p>In his home the Captain kneeled,<br>
         His eyes as deep as the deepest sea,<br>
         His eyes as deep as the deepest sea,<br>
         To the King of Seas and His River Wife<br>
         To the King of Seas and His River Wife<br>
        For safe voyage he made his plea.</p>


        For safe voyage he made his plea.</p>
       <p>The Powers smiled to see him so.<br>
       <p>The gods smiled to see him so.<br>
         A seed was planted in his mind:<br>
         A seed was planted in his mind:<br>
         His spirit rose; his heart grew keen;<br>
         His spirit rose; his heart grew keen;<br>
         All his doubts were left behind.</p>
         All his doubts were left behind.</p>
      <p>Tall as the tallest mast he stood,<br>


      <p>Proud as the tallest mast he stood,<br>
         Like waves curled his golden hair,<br>
         Like waves curled his golden hair,<br>
         As now he knew that he would cross<br>
         For now he knew that he would cross<br>
         The ocean wide and fair.</p>
         Lord Galor's ocean wide and fair.</p>
       <p>Seafarer was he called for good reason,<br>
 
       <p>Seafarer was he called, and for good reason,<br>
         A child of water, wind and star.<br>
         A child of water, wind and star.<br>
         In love with sea and sky he was,<br>
         In love with sea and sky he was,<br>
        And with the shores unseen afar.</p>


        And with the shores unseen afar.</p>
       <p>Unlike the nature of his kin,<br>
       <p>Unlike the nature of his kin,<br>
         Towards the sea his heart had turned.<br>
         Towards the waves his heart had turned.<br>
         Not for the moon, nor for the stars,<br>
         Not for the moon, nor for the stars,<br>
         But for distant coasts he yearned.</p>
         But for distant coasts he yearned.</p>
      <p>A call to shipwrights he sent forth,<br>


      <p>A challenge to shipwrights sent he forth,<br>
         Whether a vessel they could craft,<br>
         Whether a vessel they could craft,<br>
         A ship as never seen before<br>
         A ship as never seen before<br>
         By Elf and Man and Dwarf.</p>
         By Elf and Man and Dwarf.</p>
       <p>A ship to sail the ocean far,<br>
       <p>A ship to sail the ocean far,<br>
         With a mighty hull and many oars<br>
         With a mighty hull and many oars<br>
         To carry him through storm and calm<br>
         To carry him through storm and calm,<br>
        Through fog and rain, to undiscovered shores.</p>


        To undiscovered shores.</p>
       <p>His heart content and full of hope<br>
       <p>His heart content and full of hope<br>
         To sail where none had sailed before,<br>
         To sail where none had sailed before,<br>
         He spread the word and soon the news<br>
         He spread the word and soon the news<br>
         Came back from near and far:</p>
         Came back from near and far:</p>
      <p>'Such ship you seek has not been built<br>


      <p>'The ship you seek has not been built<br>
         Since long forgotten days of yore',<br>
         Since long forgotten days of yore',<br>
         Spoke many brave an artisan,<br>
         Spoke many a brave artisan,<br>
         'And will be nevermore'.</p>
         'And will be nevermore'.</p>
       <p>Atop a cliff the captain stood,<br>
       <p>Atop a cliff the captain stood,<br>
         The sea below was rough and grey.<br>
         The sea below all rough and grey.<br>
         'So end all dreams; there is no ship<br>
         'So end all dreams; there is no ship<br>
         to take me through this day.'</p>
         To take me through this day.'</p>
 
      <p>The surf beneath him roared and rushed<br>
        Once more still Seafarer fell.<br>
        'Will Galor's own be so denied,<br>
        Or dare the flood whatever befall?'</p>
 
      <p>'Shall a son of Galor, Lord of the Waves,<br>
        Be turned so simply and so cravenly aside?
        Dare the waves, you favored of the Deep,
        Build craft and cross wave to shrouded tides!'
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Revision as of 23:59, 18 February 2006

The Seafarer, original

In his home the captain kneeled,
his eyes deep as the deepest sea,
to King of Sea and River Wife
safe voyage for to plea.

As so the gods upon him looked,
a seed was planted in his mind.
his spirit rose, his heart grew keen,
all doubts were left behind.

Tall as the tallest mast he stood,
curled like waves his golden hair.
And now he knew that he would cross
the ocean wide and fair.

Seafarer was he called for good,
a child of water, wind and star.
In love with sea and sky he was,
and with the shores afar.

Unlike the nature of his kin,
towards the sea his heart had turned.
Not for the moon, not for the stars,
for distant coasts he yearned.

A call to shipwrights he sent forth,
if not a vessel they could craft,
a ship as never seen before
by Elf and Man and Dwarf.

A ship to sail the ocean far,
with strong a hull and many oars
to carry him through storm and calm
to undiscovered shores.

His heart content and full of hope
to sail where none had sailed before,
he spread the word and soon the news
came back from near and far:

'Such ship you seek has not been built
since long forgotten days of yore',
spoke many brave an artisan,
'and will be nevermore'.

Atop a cliff the captain stood,
the sea below was rough and grey.
'So end all dreams; there is no ship
to take me through this day.'

 The Seafarer, expanded

In his home the Captain kneeled,
His eyes as deep as the deepest sea,
To the King of Seas and His River Wife
For safe voyage he made his plea.

The Powers smiled to see him so.
A seed was planted in his mind:
His spirit rose; his heart grew keen;
All his doubts were left behind.

Proud as the tallest mast he stood,
Like waves curled his golden hair,
For now he knew that he would cross
Lord Galor's ocean wide and fair.

Seafarer was he called, and for good reason,
A child of water, wind and star.
In love with sea and sky he was,
And with the shores unseen afar.

Unlike the nature of his kin,
Towards the waves his heart had turned.
Not for the moon, nor for the stars,
But for distant coasts he yearned.

A challenge to shipwrights sent he forth,
Whether a vessel they could craft,
A ship as never seen before
By Elf and Man and Dwarf.

A ship to sail the ocean far,
With a mighty hull and many oars
To carry him through storm and calm,
Through fog and rain, to undiscovered shores.

His heart content and full of hope
To sail where none had sailed before,
He spread the word and soon the news
Came back from near and far:

'The ship you seek has not been built
Since long forgotten days of yore',
Spoke many a brave artisan,
'And will be nevermore'.

Atop a cliff the captain stood,
The sea below all rough and grey.
'So end all dreams; there is no ship
To take me through this day.'

The surf beneath him roared and rushed
Once more still Seafarer fell.
'Will Galor's own be so denied,
Or dare the flood whatever befall?'

'Shall a son of Galor, Lord of the Waves,
Be turned so simply and so cravenly aside? Dare the waves, you favored of the Deep, Build craft and cross wave to shrouded tides!'

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