we ate and we knew

Under the leaves of the old apple tree

Under the leaves of the old Apple Tree

Exploring each other, we blushed at the sight of our bodies

And the fruit tasted sweet that fell at our feet so we ate

And we knew one another

Suddenly two knew

Suddenly two knew what only God knew

we saw one another, and blushed at the sight of our bodies

But pain and the toil of birth and the soil

And enmity borne between brothers

We could not believe the browning of the leaves

Gold and orange like fire, from the garden we retired

The blush of the sky as the evening sun dies

The blush of the sky as the son dies

Will make the world tremble and cover the sight of our bodies

But find we relief by our groans from our grief

And rest at the breast of this temple

But the fruit tasted sweet that fell at our feet

So we ate, and we knew one another