The shepherd and the maiden ghost-Eempyrium

[ti:The Shepherd And The Maiden Ghost] [ar:Empyrium] [al:] [offset:-300] [00:05.85]************************************* [00:07.14]The Shepherd And The Maiden Ghost [00:08.86]Empyrium [00:10.16] [00:12.68]************************************* [00:14.10] [00:18.80]I't was an eve in late summer, autumn was nigh [00:23.83]Still a warm sun did colour the sky [00:28.43]The meadows did shine in a strange golden light [00:33.05]And vales did forth the soft haze of night [00:37.41] [00:38.00]When through the air a voice did resound [00:42.50]Beckoning the shepherd to rise from the ground [00:46.78] [00:47.15]THE SHEPHERD: [00:48.17]"What sweet voice does sing in such a woebegone tone? [00:52.17]What maiden does wander the heather alone?" [00:58.27] [01:16.01]Bewitched by its tone, he followed her song, [01:20.32]Whilst the sun did descend and the shadows grew long [01:24.99]In the dim light of dusk, near the sparkling cascade [01:29.77]On a moss covered stone sat a crying young maid [01:34.20] [01:34.42]THE SHEPHERD: [01:34.76]"Why art thou dreary? What happened to thee? [01:39.44]What song didst thou sing so woefully?" [01:43.85] [01:44.26]THE MAIDEN: [01:44.81]"Go whither O shepherd! Don't sadden thine heart [01:48.78]Thou canst not help me - not thou who thou art! [01:53.67]An old man who's been born in a cradle of wood [01:58.40]Of a tree that at least a hundred years stood, [02:03.44]Cut by a boy who at heart was still pure - [02:07.92]Might be my redeemer if he knew that he could... [02:14.12]