Loreena McKennitt - The Dark Night Of The Soul
Music by Loreena McKennitt
Lyrics by St. John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz)
arr. and adapted by Loreena McKennitt
Upon a darkened night
the flame of love was burning in my breast
And by a lantern bright
I fled my house while all in quiet rest
Shrouded by the night
and by the secret stair I quickly fled
The veil concealed my eyes
while all within lay quiet as the dead
Oh night thou was my guide
oh night more loving than the rising sun
Oh night that joined the lover
to the beloved one
transforming each of them into the other
Upon that misty night
in secrecy, beyond such mortal sight
Without a guide or light
than that which burned so deeply in my heart
That fire t"was led me on
and shone more bright than of the midday sun
To where he waited still
it was a place
