The misty moonlight mirror opens
slowly as the sounds take shape
the midnight music's queen transmutes again
from dream to moonlight rain
Her dance flows slowly 'cross the water's
silvery strings, her moon dance harp
her windy breath in whispers bids us all
to join the forest ball
and the solemn looking Mountain King
is asking gentle Lady Spring
say would she join him in the ring
of dancers whirling in free
and open harmony
while old and sleepy Beorn the bear
is blushing meekly as the fair
Lady Elk asks if he'll share
the last dance with her still
then she smiles (she knows that he will)
But then as I sat on the mossy shore
lost as I was, entranced and more
her eyes met mine in a flash of red
A stranger, she cried
I feared she was right
so back into the dark, dark night I fled
But I hadn't run far among the furry trees
when a wolfen shadow came running like a breeze
caught up with me, broke my trance
said, I was sent by the Queen
for she wanted to know
would you care to join her in the dance
She said: Prey tell, who are you stranger?
Whence did you come?
Life has many faces
but yours I thought was not for dance at all
Oh, my Queen
this night I came from afar
I have seen many dances
but yours I thought my eyes would not behold
But under Northern Lights
and through these misty clouds
a fine, still wave of harmony
shone through: I saw you
Be it your fortune
or be it fate that brought you here
or be it you, in quest for harmony
so clear: I welcome you here
So tune up my harp for dance
lay her strings across the water
tonight my friend will follow
to see his dream set free
So take my hand
face the northern window
your very light will guide you
from here
But with a world in my eyes
and a night in my mind
I could not see
I had a notion she was spinning
ahead of the light
but that could not be
As the chords turned to ice
and the sounds burned like fire
a symphony
of cloud turned to song
and a laughter ahead
occurred to me
In the mist of a star
a river came running
pure melody
And it grew lighter and lighter and lighter indeed
And out of the river came glowing with a smile
a song that I knew I knew
I should know
from before
Her eyes of love of no man's kind did shine
with a light I knew
I should know
but I didn't
Just then
My eyes opened
and I saw her smiling face again
Life in disguise, she laughed
Then who am I, I asked
Be what you want, her replay sang
Then came sailing on my thought
a face I'd seen before
Hi, Beorn the Bear, I said
Life in disguise, he laughed
Then who am I, I asked
Be what you want, his reply sang
Then came rising from my past
a truth I'd seen before
This is my song, I sang
These are my words, she said
This is my smile, he laughed
This is our dance, we danced
Life in disguise, my own thought sang
Looking down I see the moon light mirror's
morning reflecting my dawn
