Awake
Aurae of boreas
Whisper as ye wake
Ore' head the starlit sky
A sighing breath doth take
The moon's weary light doth fade
Too tired to carry on
Behind the night in darkness lay
Look forward unto dawn
Antapokritheì mou stin aktì ìlios (Join me at the shore, sun)
Day, rise whence you dwell
Gold rays spread like wings
Caress and bid these shadows well
And crown the leaves their kings
The canter of the sunlit sky
Doth rumble 'way the night
And through the waters, wade shall I
To welcome here the light
(Awake, awake)
The moon sings of a sister sky
If 'ere the clouds give way
Of a flame that burns the rivers dry
And keeps the dark at bay
Dawn, bestow thy heat and fire
Upon bones young and old
Bid the leaves reach ever higher
Wreathe this kingdom in gold
(Rise again new day)
(Come rise again new day)
Sun, rise and greet me on the shore at dawn
Cast out all shadow, it's reigned here for far too long
Sleep ye now and forever night
For the day, she hath spake
Awake, awake, awake!
The rains come unto the night
A veil upon the day
But atop the cloud of colossal height
A brilliant sun doth lay
Beat upon the raging storm
Until the gale doth break
Don your rays in regal form
Bid a new day awake
(Rise again new day)
(Come rise again new day)
Sun, rise and greet me on the shore at dawn
Cast out all shadow, it's reigned here for far too long
Sleep ye now and forever night
For the day, she hath spake
Awake, awake, awake!
Creep into the valley where shadows do lay
Caress the curve of the earth like two lovers at play
Harken now, the leaves, hear them whisper and shake
"I am awake, I am awake"
Press upon the night like a wave upon sand
Bid the world alight with the fare of the land
See the sea surrender, how she dances and waves
"I am awake, I am awake"
Beat upon the rock, brush the heart of stone
Seep into the wanderer lost and alone
Hear the voice of the earth, feel her rumble and quake
"I am awake, I am awake"
Light the sky aflame with the dawn of the day
Shrink shadow to shame, bid the darkness give way
Sleep now the night, for the day she hath spake
Awake, awake, awake!