Wallace Collection

The Sea Disappeared

Wallace Collection


Can you imagine a beach full of people?
This night the sea disappeared
Something strange, was it good, was it evil?
This night the sea disappeared

Look here, there's no more water, 
with no fish or water plants
A landscape of the moon, 
a surrealistic mass of sand

Fishermen in their boats ceased their floating
This night the sea disappeared
Prophets dressed in their robes were misspoken
This night the sea disappeared

The river evaporated … flow anymore
Swimmer, dress yourself 
and take a walk across the shore

A river that once was deep 
will not flow anymore
It's vanished from 
the land to be no more

Can you imagine a beach full of people?
This night the sea disappeared
Something strange, was it good, was it evil?
This night the sea disappeared

Look here, there's no more water,
with no fish or water plants
A landscape of the moon, 
a surrealistic mass of sand

Fishermen in their boats ceased their floating
This night the sea disappeared
Prophets dressed in their robes were misspoken
This night the sea disappeared