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Mermaid Tales 1: Underwater

by Mermanda

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1.
Atargatis🌙 (Syria) Fishes, life of the sea Sacred, fertility Doves, love of the sky Precious, holy In my mortal life I met a man who tended sheep We created a child, who one day would be queen But I could not know my power which killed him By my love, our copulation, he was forever dead The lake called to me and I obeyed its beckons Such shame I could not endure as a simple human My power is too strong, so I must leave that life Reigning as a goddess of the moon, the water Fishes, life of the sea It is I, your protector Doves, love of the sky Here am I, forever
2.
Shèn 03:01
蜃 shen/chen/shèn Monstrous, monstrous mollusk Belching bubbles, belch City, city scapes Shèn, Shèn, Shèn Life at the bottom of the sea Light led you to death Line the caskets to protect Lime mausoleum walls Making, making mirages Shapeshift, shapeshift shell Produce, produce pearls Shèn, Shèn, Shèn Largest clam, tell me who I am Tell me all the secrets of my heart Giant clam, I can’t even start Figure out what’s inside, Monstrous clam, what do you hide? Shèn, Shèn, Shèn Shèn, Shèn, Shèn Shèn, Shèn, Shèn Monstrous, monstrous mollusk Life at the bottom of the sea Making, making mirages Largest clam, tell me who I am
3.
Do you see your face in another place? Ton visage est là, là-bas tu le vois? And appear while dreams carry you down Tes réves t’apportent en se montrant Lasiren Lasiren La Reine Chanterelle LaSiren, LaBalenn, Chapo'm tonbe nan la me. L’amour, la mort Elle est La Sirène
4.
Kelpie 03:06
Mane dripping power // tail of thunder Dark coat tempting // flesh betrays Water depth growing // life drowning Its majesty, bond, love Shapeshifter of deceit On the land’s surface Tears of the vast deep Setting sun, Horse of the water Bridle primal // key to escape Eyes looking intently // death stare No one is safe // from a stranger’s luring Its majesty, bond, love Shapeshifter of deceit On the land’s surface Tears of the vast deep Setting sun, Horse of the water
5.
Ahh, listen closely to my song Ooh, look at my body ready for you Bring me forth, I am your trophy You’ll be a hero And I’ll be yours Ahh, jealousy in their eyes Ooh, resentment in their smiles Bring me home I am your new love You’ll be fulfilled And I’ll take my time Ahh, tiring of the same old same Ooh, so many others for me to choose Bring me back I am not your thing You’ll forever long And I am alluring
6.
Selkie 03:32
Shed your skin and dance on the land Don’t stay out past sunrise The sea shore is where you'll find all the men who want to keep you as their prize Skin left carefreely on the sand A selfish predator spies Now you’re human, no flippers, just hands Such sadness imprisoned in your eyes A woman in flesh The seal undressed Life on the ground You are spellbound Years later and you’re married to the man Many nights longing for the sea, so you cry You’ll leave the family you two began Always ready to say your final goodbye A seal in her skin No longer human Life in the sea Forever to be
7.
I am two worlds in one I am dark and beautiful Dancing on two heels Sweeping you away Into my world (instrumental break) In the night is when I walk A hunger like you’ve never known A taste for a specific something A countess deserves The best things Stay away, away, away, A blade of steel Flee to escape The fire fire fire My weapon is my name My beauty is your weakness Lady of the Swamp Je suis deux mondes en un seul Belle, brune, les yeux foncés Dansant double talonné En te séduisant Dans mon monde (pause instrumental) La nuit, je me balade Avec une faim incroyable J’ai le goût particulier Comme comtesse ça me vaut les meilleures choses Va t’en, va t’en, va t’en, Une lame d’acier Le feu le feu la feu Mon arme c’est mon nom Ma beauté est ta faiblesse La Dame du Marais Moulat el Merja
8.
Qalupalik 02:47
Hummmm Mmmmmm Come, I call you Come, I call you Hummmm Mmmmmm Here you come now Here you come now Hummmm Mmmmmm Coming to me Coming to me Hummmm Mmmmmm Here you are now Here you are now Hummmm Mmmmmm Now you’re with me Now you’re with me Hummmm Mmmmmm With nothing left With nothing left Hummmm Mmmmmm My youth stays in me Youth stay in me You stay in me Qalupalik Forever More
9.
Näkki 02:48
In lakes, in rivers, and in the sea In water’s greatest depths A hand is grasping for a limb To drown by Näkki’s name Näkki Näkki Näkki There a beauty combs her hair Three breasts tossed side to side Come in, little children, I sing to you, Näkki suffocates and bites! Näkki Näkki Näkki Under the bridge is a floating tree. Its trunk is all that’s left So point at it and throw a rock While saying Näkki’s name Näkki Näkki Näkki I heard the beautiful music A violin resounds I played the beautiful music My kantele rings out Näkki Näkki Näkki Down in the well, you’ll see Näkki Näkki lurks within That dog, that horse, they could be Näkki Näkki waits for you “Näkki to the land, I into the water, do not come take me I to the land, Näkki back into the water” Näkki maalle minä veteen, älä tule ottamaan Näkki veteen, minä maalle
10.
Elves of the waters My sons, my daughters Vetehinen, Aino Merenneito, Clean and care for Water and waves Call my name Vellamo I am Queen Vellamo Enchanting In the castle deep in my sea The frolicking horses set free No longer do lost cattle roam They’ve been given a new home The harp serenaded the fishes Bringing them all their wishes Väinämöinen and his harp of pike bone The sea is at her hands; it’s her own Eternal power of Vellamo

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Tales from around the world about the mythical - or not so mythical - underwater being, featuring other creatures and beasts from the water, land, and air.

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released August 5, 2021

Cover photo by Adam Wilson
Aïcha Kandisha: Art by Nik Boylan. For commission inquiries visit @biroguesart on Twitter
Atargatis: Art by Braelyn P.
Vellamo: Art by Kaitlin Muczyk

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