Ballad of the Jade Garden

A folk ballad from the Apporian Peninsula.

Lyrics

[verse 1]
In the depths where shadows weave,
Beneath the storm and ocean’s heave,
Lies a garden, lush and wide,
Where merfolk secrets do abide.

[chorus]
O sing ye of the kelp so green,
Where jade lies deep and still unseen,
A hundred leagues west o’ Tamaro Bay,
Where secrets sleep ‘neath waves of grey

[verse 2]
The merfolk dance with silken fins,
Among the kelp where light begins.
They tend the jade with gentle care,
Each name a whisper, soft as air.

[chorus]
O sing ye of the kelp so green,
Where jade lies deep and still unseen,
A hundred leagues west o’ Tamaro Bay,
Where secrets sleep ‘neath waves of grey

[verse 3]
From the deep, the jade does grow,
Glowing faint with mystic show.
Names of old, names anew,
Sprout in gardens deep and blue.

[chorus]
O sing ye of the kelp so green,
Where jade lies deep and still unseen,
A hundred leagues west o’ Tamaro Bay,
Where secrets sleep ‘neath waves of grey

[verse 4]
Tales are told of those who find,
The garden vast, left behind.
Merfolk’s whisper, ocean’s call,
In the jade, the names of all.