White paths, winding, secret From the mountain down to the village A warm breath, the sun rests On my shoulders, golden apricot Beneath my lips trembles an old song I took the road, heart shared A pause, brief, before what’s next Mountains embrace the fragile dawn I move forward, I move forward Escorted by mulberry, almond, rose trees The scent of past lives Cradles my thoughts I move forward, I move forward This old village guides me Towards the tender invisible This old village guides me Again, again The fragrance spreads Sweet and vast Sweet and vast The shepherd’s flute, a lost lament A herd descends, blood mingled with azure Calves and deer, noses lifted, fearful Breathe in deeply the pure noon Swarm of swallows, invisible thread Sing of the rain to come as they pass I follow, muffled feet, the path That winds, pulling me far ahead A stop, two steps, A long garden opens, time diminishes I move forward, I move forward The voices, so ancie White paths, winding, secret From the mountain down to the village A warm breath, the sun rests On my shoulders, golden apricot Beneath my lips trembles an old song I took the road, heart shared A pause, brief, before what’s next Mountains embrace the fragile dawn I move forward, I move forward Escorted by mulberry, almond, rose trees The scent of past lives Cradles my thoughts I move forward, I move forward This old village guides me Towards the tender invisible This old village guides me Again, again The fragrance spreads Sweet and vast Sweet and vast The shepherd’s flute, a lost lament A herd descends, blood mingled with azure Calves and deer, noses lifted, fearful Breathe in deeply the pure noon Swarm of swallows, invisible thread Sing of the rain to come as they pass I follow, muffled feet, the path That winds, pulling me far ahead A stop, two steps, A long garden opens, time diminishes I move forward, I move forward The voices, so ancie 0