[Verse 1] By the river, your gaze rested on me like the soft shadow of the banana trees Your laughter struck my heart like the gentle strike on metal and wood I carried your name in my mouth like sweet fruits from the grove And every step toward you was a journey home through the gentle light [Pre-Chorus] Oh, my heart, do not go away stay by the warm fire Oh, my heart, hear the call the mbira is already singing your name [Chorus] You are mine, you are mine (you are mine) Beneath the moon and the tree (beneath the tree) You are mine, you are mine (you are mine) Come into my song, come into my house (come to me) [Verse 2] Your mother gave me pure water your father wove the finest basket for us The elders nodded softly on the shore of the great, still lake I placed sweet figs into your cloth you laughed and took my hand Since that very evening my blood has been dancing in circles [Pre-Chorus] Oh, my heart, do not go away stay by the warm fire Oh, my heart, hear the call the mbira is already singing your name [Chorus] You are mine, you are mine (you are mine) Beneath the moon and the tree (beneath the tree) You are mine, you are mine (you are mine) Come into my song, come into my house (come to me) [Bridge] When the fine plucking calls for me I do not walk alone Your breath whispers with me through the cool night All voices grow so quiet all hands are weaving the circle And where your breath touches me a new morning grows [Chorus] You are mine, you are mine (you are mine) Beneath the moon and the tree (beneath the tree) You are mine, you are mine (you are mine) Come into my song, come into my house (come to me) [Outro] [Breathed, quiet whisper echoes] Heya, heya my heart hears your soft step Heya, heya stay, until the sun sings
