Xaris Alexiou sings a beautiful version of this song.
lyrics
Two little angels
came and stole
the golden rag
Nefeli used to wear on her head,
so as to differ from us all in the vineyard.
Two little angels
who were dreaming of Nefeli and wanted
to feed her pomegranate and honey,
so that she could not remember, so that she would forget what she wanted,
they managed to seduce her.
Hyacinths and lilies
robbed her of her scent and wear it
while flying love gods laugh at her,
throwing their arrows towards her.
But the benevolent Zeus
takes the adolescence water away from her,
turns her into a cloud and disperses her
so that they could not find her.
credits
from Timeless,
track released November 30, 2012
Written by Loreena McKennitt/Xaris Alexiou
Produced by Mauritz Lotz and Wouter Kellerman
Flute – Wouter Kellerman
Drums – Vinnie Henrico
Guitars, Keyboards and programming – Mauritz Lotz
Bass – Denny Lalouette
Additional percussion – David Klassen
Piano – Matthys Maree
Additional vocals – Veronique Lalouette
Vocals, piano and guitars recorded at The Space bar by Harshn Reddy
Drums and vocals recorded at The Drum room by Harshn Reddy
Flute recorded by Wouter Kellerman at Kellerman’s
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