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At the old Rhine ages ago, |
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Up the rock above the hill |
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Loreley sat and sang with grace |
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So thousands of ships where killed |
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Can't you see her golden eyes |
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This magic spell takes you to hell |
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And drops you out of sight |
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Sailors tried to find |
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(the) throne in the sky |
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Hear their doomed souls cry |
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(to the) throne in the sky |
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Don't take the choice |
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So her graceful voice |
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Will ever be your guide, no |
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Seven virgins enticed the lost |
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Her desire, their command |
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So the seas they needed to cross |
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They would never see again |
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can't you see her golden eyes |
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this magic spell takes you to hell |
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and drops you out of sight |
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the sailors tried to find |
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the throne in the sky |
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hear their doomed souls cry |
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throne in the sky |
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[STORY:] |
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A huge rock in Mid Germany (132 meters above sea) |
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overlooks the old Rhine. It is said, that from the top |
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of this rock a ghost-like image of Loreley sang |
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sailors to their doom as they heard her |
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fascinating, sad voice when they passed |
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the bend of the river, crashing their ships |
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onto the rocks and sank to ground. |
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The tale speaks that she once was a mortal girl, |
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but she threw herself from the top of the rock |
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into the Rhine because her lover proved her unfaithful. |
