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Arethusa

by Herald K

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Based on the ancient Greek myth of the nymph Arethusa's escape from the river god Alpheus. A mysterious song about yin & yang, passion, transformation...

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Arethusa

He saw your beauty, Arethusa
You laid your rags down on a stone
He saw you bathing, Arethusa
In his waters, all alone...

Who's this virgin of these woods
of whom spirits here do speak?
A 'roaming and a 'rousing
This old river from his sleep?

Why these slender and swift feet
In such a hurry to this glade?
Seeking something secret
In his pool here by the shade?

He saw your beauty, Arethusa
You laid your rags down on a stone
He saw you bathing, Arethusa
In his waters, all alone...

How could you resist his strength
When this river's not contained?
His gushing and a' flowing
Will devour you like a flame

He saw your beauty, Arethusa
You laid your rags down on a stone
He saw you bathing, Arethusa
In his waters, all alone...

How could you elude his grip
Like no one has before?
By a body changed to water
And returned to flesh no more?
Rushing like a rivulet
'Neath the ocean to your shore...?

He saw your beauty, Arethusa
You laid your rags down on a stone
He saw you bathing, Arethusa
In his waters, all alone...

credits

released June 24, 2022
Lyrics, Composition, Vocal, Guitar: Herald K
Second Vocal: Jessica Slavik
Background Vocal: Lina Louise
Nyckelharpa: Stephan Steiner
Bass: Robin Gillard
Production: Herald K & Robin Gillard
Label: Lindo Records

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Herald K Vienna, Austria

Folk Noir Songwriter-Singer. His debut album, 'Strange Delights' was released in 2019. New songs came in 2022, and early 2023, and will be followed by an album titled 'Mythologies' in May 2023. A cast of excellent musicians from Vienna contribute to these recordings: most prominently Stephan Steiner (Hotel Palindrone, Harlequin's Glance, Cantlon).

Header and profile photos:: Christina Milassin.
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