Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Last of the Great Whales , by - Solas. Song from the album The Hour Before Dawn, in the genre Музыка мираRelease date: 21.05.2006
Record label: Shanachie
Song language: English
Last of the Great Whales |
| My soul has been torn from me, and I am bleeding |
| My heart, it has been rent, and I am crying |
| All the beauty around me fades, and I am screaming |
| I am the last of the great whales and I am dying |
| Last night I heard the cry of my last companion |
| The roar of the harpoon gun, and then I was alone |
| I thought on the days gone by when we were thousands |
| But I know that I soon must die, the last leviathan |
| This morning the sun did rise, crimson edge to the north sky |
| The ice was the color of blood, and the winds, they did sigh |
| I rose for to take a breath, it was my last one |
| From a gun came the roar of death, and now I am done |
| And so since time began, we have been hunted |
| Through oceans that were our homes we have been haunted |
| From Eskimos in canoes to mighty whalers |
| Still you ignored our pleas, none came to save us |
| Oh now that we all are gone, there is no more hunting |
| The big fellow is no more, it’s no use lamenting |
| What race will be next in line all for the slaughter? |
| The elephant or the seal, or your sons and daughters? |
| My soul has been torn from me, and I am bleeding |
| My heart, it has been rent, and I am crying |
| All the beauty around me fades, and I am screaming |
| I am the last of the great whales and I am dying |