Ever since that morning when I was a child wading in a lake- the water was like glass and the mountain forest was mirrored in it. I stood still and before my eyes the big yellow pollywod surfaced. Time stood still. I tried to catch it with my net and it was gone.
Ever since, all my life, I have been haunted by the memory of this creature. It is like the song from Don Quixote the Man of La Mancha
Did my lady think to put me to a test?
Ah, sweet sovereign of my captive heart. I shall
not fail thee, for I know...
I have dreamed thee too long,
Never seen thee or touched thee.
But known thee with all of my heart.
Half a prayer, half a song,
Thou hast always been with me,
Though we have been always apart.
Dulcinea... Dulcinea...
I see heaven when I see thee, Dulcinea,
And thy name is like a prayer
An angel whispers... Dulcinea... Dulcinea!
If I reach out to thee,
Do not tremble and shrink
From the touch of my ... net on your lair.
Let my fingers but see
Thou art cold and alive,
And no phantom to fade in the air.
Dulcinea... Dulcinea...
I have sought thee, sung thee,
Dreamed thee, Dulcinea!
