Текст песни
The sea lies wide, a silver burnished chain
Between two shores, a vow, a secret flame
No temple bars the heart from seeking more
Though gods may frown upon the oath we swore
Across the Hellespont, I swim with fire in my veins
Through bitter waves and storm, love crowns me more than chains
Your light still calls me on, a star against the night
One spark to guide my soul, one flame to hold the fight
Night after night, with salt and breath I strive
Each stroke defies the warnings still alive
Hero, your lamp, a trembling star above
My harbor lit by sacrilege and love
Across the Hellespont, I swim with fire in my veins
Through bitter waves and storm, love crowns me more than chains
Your light still calls me on, a star against the night
One spark to guide my soul, one flame to hold the fight
But winds are cruel, and moons can hide their face
The gods conspire to cloud your shrine of grace
One sudden gust, one darkness snuffs the flame
And with it dies the path that bore my name
The sea turns tyrant, oaths become a tomb
I reach for air, but thunder calls my doom
Your temple cries, but prayers dissolve in foam
I drown in vows that tore us from our home
Across the Hellespont, I swim with fire in my veins
Through bitter waves and storm, love crowns me more than chains
Your light still calls me on, a star against the night
One spark to guide my soul, one flame to hold the fight
Your hands will find the morning cold, no voice will greet the day
The lamp we made our heaven with is drowned beneath the spray
Was passion allied with wisdom? Or recklessness with pride?
Love without its guardian light is swallowed by the tide
Across the Hellespont, I swim with fire in my veins
Through bitter waves and storm, love crowns me more than chains
Your light still calls me on, a star against the night
One spark to guide my soul, one flame to hold the fight
So let this tale drift out upon the sea
A warning sung through ages yet to be
Love burns, but only if the flame is kept
Guard well its light—or storm will take your breath
Across the Hellespont, I swim with fire in my veins
Through bitter waves and storm, love crowns me more than chains
Your light still calls me on, a star against the night
One spark to guide my soul, one flame to hold the fight