The Goddess opened her ear to the great below To her sister, the Black Widow, she wants to go Through the seven gates of hell she must pass alone And give up her sacred powers, her throne So there she stood, before her kin The Mistress of the black deep, her twin The Queen fastened on her the eye of death And the Goddess fell as her spirit escaped her flesh ♪ The Widow then cried out in birth travail The lament was heard, her wrath appeased Sprinkled on the corpse, the water of life And the Goddess once again would rise Complacent spouse sent to take her place Inanna, born again with demons' grace