Bibbu Over Sippar

[Intro, desert wind, low drum pulse] Tablet dust in Sippar light [Verse 1, baritone solo, lyre and frame drum] šum-ma mul.BIBBU burns bright, ina šēri, in the east it stands, broom star sweeping foreign lands. KUR im-qut, the land will fall, lišānu splits, one tongue to all. [Chorus, choir joins, drums swell] Bibbu, Bibbu, lantern high, fire brush across the sky, From ziggurat to temple gate, Sippar's wisdom sealed by fate. [Verse 2, build intensity] Etemenanki, stone on stone, you crossed above it, on your own, Enūma Anu Enlil holds your name, 56 turns, still the same. 2270 to Giotto's flight, 14.42, a blade of light. [Bridge, choir only, bells] Not just ice, not just flame, omen written, never tame. When you rise, the tongues divide, tower memory, scattered wide. [Instrumental Break, duduk solo over temple drums] [Final Chorus, full choir, massive] Bibbu, Bibbu, come again, 2061, count the men, 144 upon the wall, Sippar's star still watches all. [Outro, fade to wind] Bibbu over Sippar light