Sneppan

The sun sets tonight
Over town and land
The pot has cooled, the bridge is cold
The ravens settle on the sand

In death's dark, shadowy valley
The light of life is gone
Life played its game and lost
The black death has grown

The deserted town by the sea
Silence fills the doorway
Empty, shimmering stillness is the bay
The deadly plague is a sorrowful tale
One life still lingers here
In the garden's small patch
The witch weaves a thread at once
An end this one will also meet

In death's dark, shadowy valley
The light of life is gone
Life played its game and lost
The black death has grown

I will keep my vigil of sorrow
Over the crowd and kin
When my last word is spoken
Death, you step in so easily

In death's dark, shadowy valley
The light of life is gone
Life played its game and lost
The black death has grown