Name: The Black Sea
Duration: P00H03M09S
Description: A song about the myth of the Sunken Land of Saeftinge.

The Black Sea

by Marieke Vink

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A song about the myth of the Sunken Land of Saeftinge.

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A paradise on earth they said
Where the fishermen wore golden threads
Where the sea provided
Riches beyond dreams

With sticks and dogs they chased away
The poor that sought their fortune there
As money fostered
Jealousy and greed

And the sea it stirred at night
The black sea stirred at night

Once fishermen caught in their nets
A mermaid when she spoke she said:
You must change
Your town’s too blind to see

The dangers of the rising tide
You will be doomed because of pride
She begged for freedom
They didn’t cut her free

And the sea it stirred at night
The black sea stirred at night

Her husband rose up from the blackened deep
He begged the men to set her free
But they just laughed and looked at him with scorn
His fury burned and the waters became wild
He cursed the wickedness of men and
Said their land would drown forever more

The town of Saeftinge will fall
With just the towers standing tall
Your riches
Vanished with the foaming swell

And the sea it stirred at night
The black sea stirred at night

One day a maid saw fish swim in the well
She knew the sea had broken through
The town’s defences breached for good

The waves they came and swept away
The town but even to this day
You see the towers
When the tide is going out

The sea still stirs at night
The black sea stirs at night

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released November 8, 2021

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