When we first wrote it in English

                                                        

 Words of Paradise

ed. Ulli Beier

Unicorn Press Santa Barbara 1973

The ocean is peaceful

the silence makes me sad

The ocean is peaceful

the silence makes me sad

      You are hidden behind the mist

      go seek your happiness

      My name is dirt to you

      so let me follow the waves

When I step across the waters

I’ll play in the porpoise’s mouth

When I step across the waters

I’ll play in the tortoise’s teeth

    I haven’t made love charms yet

    in the back yard

    My name is dirt to you

    so let me seek my own happiness

    My name is dirt to you

    so let me follow the waves

                   Author: G. Beti

                                 (Rovana)

Son of Aia, I walk along the ridge

I go for love making

The good woman is swimming and calling

She walks away –

We go to the hiding place

Her eyes thinking, sparkling

she walks away

We go to the hiding place

I descend into the river

To seek the woman of the water!

I descend into the river

To gaze on the woman of the water!

                      Author: Allan Natachee

                                   (Mekeo)