THE LION
seigneur, je suis roi ...
Lord,
I am king.
That is the law.
You know what it means
to wear a nimbus.
Some people think
they can rule by love.
How naive!
I know how to govern
your creatures:
strength
is all they respect.
Let us say
that fear is wholesome,
besides I delight
in making the whole plain tremble
with one roar.
Yet, far be it from me
to do anything paltry
or low;
I know the cost of a noble heart.
That is why,
Lord,
I so love your glory,
and strive to attain it.
Amen
I am king.
That is the law.
You know what it means
to wear a nimbus.
Some people think
they can rule by love.
How naive!
I know how to govern
your creatures:
strength
is all they respect.
Let us say
that fear is wholesome,
besides I delight
in making the whole plain tremble
with one roar.
Yet, far be it from me
to do anything paltry
or low;
I know the cost of a noble heart.
That is why,
Lord,
I so love your glory,
and strive to attain it.
Amen