A silvery woman In seaweed crowned Entangled in trouble And sardonic sounds Hair emerald green Her body in scales Unearthly song soon Transformed into wails She called out: The sea gave, the sea will take Entitled and wealthy Superior guise Their fortune was built On what they despised Your misfortune and anguish Is your own fault Responded the townsmen Both heartless and cold She called out: The sea gave, the sea will take You will all regret that day For what you've done You all shall pay Only the tower Will still stand When the winds drown The town in sand She called out: The sea gave, the sea will take