THE
CARNAL KINGDOM
AH Si Mon Moine
(based on the song sung by Medeval
Baebes, A french Canadian folk song for girls)
(o/~ Ah si mon moine voulait danser o/~)
Allow me to endulge you in
my fate, Since I already
know it is too late - A story of unbridled, unholy lore, Fallen away
from Heaven's Doors.
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
(o/~ un capuchon je lui
donnerai o/~)
One late
evening, a family sought, To purge their lands, a
man of God Was brought, A cross, a cloth, and holy water brought
in, To purge the barn of vice and sin.
(o/~ un capuchon je lui
donnerai o/~)
(o/~ Danse, mon moine,
Danse, tu n'entends pas le danse
o/~)
A monk's
robe, a gown of chaste, to the barn I went,
making haste. To what my eyes doth see? But a beautiful gypsy, dancing
for me..
(o/~ Tu n'entends pas
moulin lon-la, Tu n'entends pas mon moulin
marcher o/~)
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
The clocks
struck midnight, the church bells rang three...
And like the clock hands, my heart did turn, and my emotions did flee..
I stared at the beautiful, red-haired, dancing fairy, A sensous young
figure.. gorgeous, blind, and free.
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
(o/~ Un chapelet je lui
donnerai o/~)
Dressed in
silk, a smile on her face, Her chest and stomach bare, her clothes
were
thin like lace. She had cute freckles, her skin
declicate and gentle,
I felt as though our meeting was destined,
not
coincidental.
(o/~ Un chapelet je lui
donnerai o/~)
(o/~ Danse, mon moine,
Danse, tu
n'entends pas le danse o/~)
"Do you not
hear my call?"
I could
hear these words, although
she spoke
not at all.
"Come friar,
enjoy youself,
for you
never know when you might
die, or
perhaps lose health."
(o/~
Tu n'entends pas moulin lon-la
Tu n'entends pas mon moulin
marcher o/~)
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
Walking
quickly, from the barn I did stray,
Remaining
strong, although I knew I would not
stay away.
Her form in
my mind, her words rung loud,
And soon, I
found myself, returning to her shroud.
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
(o/~ Un ceinturon je lui
donnerai o/~)
Oh to what
the devil could bring,
When a man
of God hear's a siren sing.
Entranced
by a the satyr's dance,
I became
mesmerized by her stupendous prance.
(o/~ Un ceinturon je lui
donnerai o/~)
(o/~ Danse, mon moine,
Danse, tu
n'entends pas le danse o/~)
Each evening for
a faire week, I visited the
young
maiden...
Each night I
found myself going home,
and always I was
unlaiden...
Sleepless nights
where I would only dream of
her mesmorizing
hips....
Long days of
dreaming of kissing her lips.
(o/~ Tu n'entends pas
moulin-lon-la
Tu n'entends pas mon moulin
marcher o/~)
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
Finally, on
the eve of the day the Lord rested,
My heart
had finally long been tested.
Against my
vows I went into the moonlit Barn,
Intent of
fully doing them harm.
(o/~ Ah si mon moine
voulait danser o/~)
(o/~ Un beau psautier je
lui donnerai o/~)
As I walked
closer to the girl of dance,
I gave my
vows a final chance,
I asked if
someone would lead me from this fate,
But only
her dancing bells were heard..
and the
sound of a closing gate.
(o/~ Un beau psautier je
lui donnerai o/~)
(o/~ Danse, mon moine
Danse, tu
n'entends pas le danse o/~)
If you
would have seen her through my eyes,
You would
have loved her, throughout the lies.
The girl
was perfect. Nothing could change this.
And when I
put my hands on her lithe shoulders,
I confirmed
it with a loving kiss.
(o/~ Tu n'entends pas
moulin-lon-la
Tu n'entends pas mon moulin
marcher o/~)
(o/~ Si'l n'avait fait
voeu de pauvrete o/~)
As our kiss doth
last, I felt her pull me close..
As our kiss doth
past, I felt her true intentions expose.
The knife in my
back proved that I should not
have
waivered,
The knife
in my back proved that my faith
was
what I should have favored.
(o/~ Si'l n'avait fair
voeu de pauvrete o/~)
(o/~ Bien d'autres chos'
je lui donnerais o/~)
The
pain was unbearable, as my screams became
silent,
I
tried to grab at her, fighting to be defiant,
But
as my arms reached for her neck,
Her
true form appeared, and my mind it did wreck.
(o/~ Bien d'autres chos'
je lui donnerais o/~)
(o/~ Danse mon moine,
danse tu
n'entends pas le danse o/~ )
Large, fallen angel wings, with multi colored
feathers
doth
spread,
And
in them, I felt myself dread,
With
one quick swoop, she destroyed my heart,
And
with me, everything was torn apart.
(o/~ Tu n'entends pas
moulin-lon-la
Tu n'entends pas mon moulin
marcher o/~)
(o/~ Tu n'entends pas moulin-lon-la
o/~)
So
with this last verse, I ask you to stay strong,
For
if you do not, you won't last long,
The
devil will always be stronger than man,
But
perhaps one day, we will stop his plans.
With
every heart there is something we long,
And
everyone wishes that they would belong.
But
when the devil comes and asks us to play...
For
heaven's sake, I implore you... do your best
and
turn away....
(o/~ Tu n'entends pas mon moulin
marcher o/~)
~ Fin
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