[Intro] [Santur plays softly, like moonlight on water Distant ney flute, very gentle daf like a quiet heartbeat] [Verse 1] Barefoot I walk where the white lilies grow Everyone is sleeping, they do not know My eyes are closed, but my voice is awake Calling the moon over river and lake [Verse 2] Silver mother, lantern of night You know the name that I hide from the light You hear the words I would never dare say When morning comes, they all vanish away [Chorus] I gave him my heart in his two warm hands But he held it like water, he held it like sand He did not keep it safe for me So moon, please take my heart to thee [Verse 3] He did not break it, he just did not stay He only forgot it and wandered away And there in his fingers, so careless, so cold My poor little heart was beginning to fold [Chorus] I gave him my heart in his two warm hands But he held it like water, he held it like sand He did not keep it safe for me So moon, please take my heart to thee [Bridge] Before it touches the dust of the ground Before it is lost and never is found Wrap it in silver, hide it from pain Hang it among your stars again [Verse 4] When I wake up, I remember no song Only the feeling that something is gone But high in the sky, where the pale rivers run The moon keeps my heart till the rising sun [Final Chorus] I gave him my heart in his two warm hands But he held it like water, he held it like sand He did not keep it safe for me So moon, please take my heart to thee [Outro] [Santur fading like tiny bells Soft female humming under the moon]
