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Alone on this rock, I am bound to the sea
The cold, empty depths that await me below
And I sing of my sorrow to ships on the lee
Enchanting the sailors as near me they go
Many lovers I've called from the ships that I see
But I've drowned everyone in the deep, salt sea
Oh, what mortal maid, is not better than I?
Whose lover may comfort her sweetly to rest
Who knows love and laughter in time passing by
And the comfort of children to hold at her breast.
Many lovers I've called from the ships that I see
But I've drowned everyone in the deep, salt sea
If I were a selkie, I'd fly from the sea
I'd wander the shore, I'd walk over the land
But bound by my nature, I cannot be free
So I sit, and I sing, all alone on the sea...
Many lovers I've called from the ships that I see
But I've drowned everyone in the deep, salt sea