Orchid - Lyrics - Danse Macabre

Dance of Death, also variously called Danse Macabre , Danza Macabra , Dansul MorÅ£ii , Danza de la Muerte , Dansa de la Mort , DanÃ§a Macabra , Totentanz , Dodendans , Surmatants , is an artistic genre of late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Dance of Death unites all. The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or personified Death summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave, typically with a pope, emperor, king, child, and labourer. They were produced to remind people of the fragility of their lives and how vain were the glories of earthly life. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest recorded visual scheme was a now lost mural in the Saints Innocents Cemetery in Paris dating from 1424â25.

Down by the well There I shall meet Thee An orchid in your hair The well near the olive tree And our sole place to meet Alas only brief Our patriarchs disagree Our young hearts in grief Down by the well I shall meet Thee An orchid in your hair The place near the olive tree Heavenly you appear Beautiful Helen of Troy Unworthy of Thou my dear Admired by many a boy Our love like fire A glimpse, our(sole) unity Our fate, harsh and dire In the shadow of the olive tree Buried centuries ago , both you and me Our love it never ever was set free But by the well, my beloved orchid There I still meet Thee There I still meet Thee Our sole place to meet Alas only grief Our patriarchs disagree Our young hearts in grief Down by the well I shall meet Thee An orchid in your hair The place near the olive tree