Asleep beneath the banyan trees This moment under heaven’s ray
A picture perfect summer scene To rest within the lover’s lay
Of endless peaceful fantasies This light that shines between the day
Of winter night and autumn breeze Then searching for the final play
And spring upon a rosy dawn Darkness under demon’s crest
In endless life a child reborn Forgotten failure seeks the best
For lambs their coats of winter shorn For marvels must be put to test
As roses sprout from barren thorns Eternal night where shadows rest
Eternal night the shadows rest Yet roses sprout from barren thorns
And marvels might be put to test While lambs their coats of winter shorn
Forgotten failure seeks the best An endless living child reborn
In darkness under demon’s crest Where spring brings forth a rosy dawn
While searching for the final play In winter nights an autumn breeze
See light that shines between the day For endless peaceful fantasies
And resting in the lover’s lay Some picture perfect summer scenes
A moment under heaven’s ray Asleep beneath the banyan trees








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