Gilgamesh
Eternal Quest: Unveiling Life's Hidden Secrets
Lyrics
So you came in here, exhausted and worn out
Addressing someone who enters, fatigued and weary.
what can I give you, on earth, to get home?
Expressing a desire to help the visitor return home, asking what can be offered on Earth.
Sorcery and kills took away your brother
Mentioning the loss of the visitor's brother due to magic and violence.
maybe a hidden thing I’ll disclose for you
Suggesting a willingness to reveal a hidden solution to the visitor's troubles.
There is a plant like boxthorn
Describing a plant resembling boxthorn with thorns like roses.
whose thorns will prick your hand like a rose
Warning about the plant's thorns that can cause harm.
You get your hands on that magic plant
If obtained, the plant can restore youth when touched.
you will become a young man again
Highlighting the rejuvenating power of the magical plant.
So is this the plant against any decay
Pondering if this plant is the key to preventing decay and ensuring a mortal's survival.
by which a mortal man can attain his survival?
Questioning the possibility of using the plant for personal longevity.
I will bring the plant back to my own land
Committing to bringing the plant to the speaker's homeland.
and have an old man eat it proving it works
Planning to have an elderly person consume the plant to test its efficacy.
“The Old Man Becomes a Young Man”
Introducing the name "The Old Man Becomes a Young Man" for the rejuvenating plant.
this is the name I will give the plant
Expressing the speaker's intention to consume the plant and return to youthful vigor.
then I will eat it and soon I will return
Anticipating a transformation back to youth after ingesting the plant.
to the condition of my youth again
Describing the expected result of consuming the plant - a return to a youthful state.
Gilgamesh is riding into the tides
Shifting to the narrative of Gilgamesh engaging in a challenging quest.
he attaches heavy stones to his feet
Depicting Gilgamesh attaching heavy stones to his feet as part of the quest.
walking down on the seabed proving to himself
Walking on the seabed to prove his bravery and complete the quest.
how brave he is by completing the quest
Highlighting Gilgamesh's bravery in completing the challenging quest.
Gilgamesh is riding out of the tides
Shifting to Gilgamesh's departure from the tides after completing the quest.
throws the plant on the shore by the sea
Throwing the rejuvenating plant on the shore by the sea.
standing there while a snake carries off the plant that would’ve
Observing as a snake takes away the plant that could grant everlasting life.
broken the laws of everlasting life
Noting the violation of the laws of everlasting life as the snake takes the plant away.
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