166 dante´s prayer

DANTE´S PRAYER

When the dark wood fell before me

wen ðǩ dǡək wȚd fel bǺfǤə mi |

And all the paths were overgrown

ǩnd Ǥəl ðǩ pǡəðz wǩr ǩȚvǩDZrǩȚn |

When the priests of pride say there is

wen ðǩ priəsts ǩv praǺd seǺ ðǩz nǩȚ

no other way

Ȝðǩ weǺ |

I tilled the sorrows of stone

aǺ tǺld ðǩ sǢrǩȚz ǩv stǩȚn |

I did not believe because I could not
see
Though you came to me in the night
When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in the light
of the stars
Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless

Please remember me

aǺ dǺd nǢt bǺliəv bǺkǢz aǺ kȚd nǢt
siə |
ðǩȚ ju keǺm tǩ mi Ǻn ðǩ naǺt |
wen ðǩ dǤən siəmd fǩrevǩ lǢst |
ju ȓǩȚd mi jǤ: lȜv Ǻn ðǩ laǺt ǩv ðǩ
stǡəz |
kǡəst jǤ:r aǺz Ǣn ði ǩȚȓnʜ |
kǡəst jǤ: sǩȚl tǩ ðǩ siə |
wen ðǩ dǡək naǺt siəmz endlǺs |
pliəz rǺmembǩ miə |

Then the mountain rose before me

ðen ðǩ maȚntǺn rǩȚz bǺfǤə mi |

By the deep well of desire

baǺ ðǩ diəp wel ǩv dǺza(Ǻ)ǩ |

From the fountain of forgiveness

frǩm ðǩ faȚntǺn ǩv fǩDZǺvnǩs |

Beyond the ice and the fire

bǺjǢn(d) ði aǺs ǩn(d) ðǩ fa(Ǻ)ǩ |

CHORUS

CHORUS

Though we share this humble path,
alone
How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly
To touch the face of the stars
Breathe life into this feeble heart
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched
with tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares
CHORUS

ðǩȚ wi ȓeǩ ðǺs hȜmblʜ pǡəθ |
ǩlǩȚn |
haȚ frædȢaǺl Ǻz ðǩ hǡət |
ǩȚ DZǺv ðiəz kleǺ fiət wǺŋz tǩ flaǺ |
tǩ tȜtȓ ðǩ feǺs ǩv ðǩ stǡəz |
briəð laǺf Ǻntǩ ðǺs fiəblʜ hǡət |
lǺft ðǺs mǤətlʜ veǺl ǩv fǺǩ |
teǺk ðiəz krȜmblʜd hǩȚps | etȓt
wǺð tǺǩz |
wil raǺz ǩbȜv ðiəz Ǭəθli keǩz |
CHORUS