I idled so far my rigging froze Long night, green light above and below I will not stop sailing though ever in mind The words of my lover who died in his time Sailing, sailing slow Across a still ocean, dark and cold Sailing, sailing slow To rest in the ice of a passing flow At peace from drowning far out he sings "What can forever but misery bring" Sailing, sailing slow Across a still ocean, dark and cold Sailing, sailing slow To rest in the ice of a passing flow Come closer Come closer No wonder waning, still on I went A thousand years trailing forgotten friends All calling, all calling, reply, reply Faint light in the water, faint light in the sky Come closer Come closer