[Introduction]: The direct testimony of an observer who attended John's preaching by the water, describing his charisma and striking asceticism. • [Verse 1] I was there, my eyes saw the man of dust, Standing on the shores, facing the light. His eyes burned with a fire nothing puts out, He spoke to men of their own destiny. His body emaciated by fasting and the wind, Carried the burden of a living world. • [Chorus] Witness to the scene, I saw the prophet, Whose voice never stops. He teaches men grace and awe, Standing in clear water with his great faith. • [Verse 2] He disarmed the rich, lifted the bowed, Their hearts hardened by doubt had fallen. He said: "Repent, for the hour is near," And his words echoed like a blow upon rock. None dared interrupt him, so heavy weighed his faith, Upon consciences weighed down by fear. • [Chorus] Witness to the scene, I saw the prophet, Whose voice never stops. He teaches men grace and awe, Standing in clear water with his great faith. • [Verse 3] I keep in memory that deep and pure timbre, That split hearts like lightning in a wall. He possessed for all wealth but a robe of linen, And the certainty of a divine world. My report is faithful, without hatred or disguise: He was a messenger from the other side. • [Outro] Report closed. The witness has withdrawn... But the image remains engraved...
