Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
Wandering Souls in the Mountain's Embrace
Lyrics
Wanderers this morning came by
Wanderers arrived this morning
Where did they go
Questioning their destination
Graceful in the morning light
Appearing graceful in the morning light
To banner fair
Heading towards a beautiful banner
To follow you softly
Pursuing you gently
In the cold mountain air
Amidst the chilly mountain atmosphere
Through the forest
Traveling through the forest
Down to your grave
Descending to your burial place
Where the birds wait
Where birds await
And the tall grasses wave
And tall grasses sway
They do not
They are unaware of your identity now
know you anymore
More More More
Expressing a desire for more
Dear shadow alive and well
Addressing a shadow as if it's alive and well
How can the body die
Pondering how the body can perish
You tell me everything
The shadow reveals all
Anything true
Seeking truths or information
In the town one morning I went
Narrating an experience in a town
Staggering through premonitions of my death
Walking with forebodings of impending death
I don't see anybody that dear to me
No one significant is seen
Dear shadow alive and well
Repeating the addressing of a shadow as alive and well
How can the body die
Questioning the mortality of the body again
You tell me everything
The shadow discloses everything
Anything true
Seeking any truth
Jesse
Mentioning Jesse
I don't know what I have done
Expressing uncertainty about actions
I'm turning myself to a demon
Transforming into a demon without understanding the reason
I don't know what I have done
Expressing uncertainty about actions (repeated)
I'm turning myself to a demon
Transforming into a demon without understanding the reason (repeated)
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