Sarah Brightman - La mer

As the night takes over
The spirits of the deep
Marvel at his majesty
The whale is in his sleep

Refrain:
Oh, la mer
You're shimmering through
Oh, la mer
Magnificent blue

Shimmering through the water
In search of sanctuary
Currents travel faster
In alien territory

Dancing in the distance
In a puff of spray
In a single moment
The dolphin glides away

Refrain (2x)

Oh, la mer

Note: Only the refrain is realy sung, the rest is kind-of spoken.

Music: Peterson
Lyrics: Peterson, Brightman

From: Dive (1993)
and The very best of 1990-2000 (2001).

Source of the lyrics: the CD-booklet, with thanks to Jeff.

The book Whale Nation by Heathcote Williams, where Sarah got the words spoken in song 1 on the CD (Dive) from, uses the phrases "Ancient, unknown mammals" and "A velvet energy", and also refers to whales as "like Buddhists" the long poem.
[Thanks to Pickle3985 for this info.]

 
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