One Last Cold Kiss

Two island swans mated for life, and his faithful
Heart would not consider any other wife
Three years peaceful, midst the rushes of the pond, proud
And gentle was the love that bound the last two island swans
Love was like a circle, no beginning and no end
With his lady by his side, a treasure and best friend
The pond was, oh, so peaceful, and the rising of the sun
Young and free at the island breeze their life had just begun
Till the dread day in November, when the searing cold did start
Stalked a hunter with his bow, put an arrow through her heart
Husband come to my side, let your feathers warm my pain
For I fear I will not spend another day with you again
And the cold wind blows, he was brave but he lay
Low, and the body in the island mist, I saw her
Give him one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss
Of swans that people talk of only one in this dais' tied, though
They brought him twinning ladies, he would not take a bride
They say he will not move from the place which he dared fall
Once so proud, he's beaten now, he will not rise at all
And the cold wind blows, he was brave but he lay
Low, and the body in the island mist, I saw him
Give her one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss
And the cold wind blows, he was brave but he lay
Low, and the body in the island mist, I saw him
Give her one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss